Johnson
Johnson
Johnson is a surname of English origin. The name itself is a patronym of the given name John, literally meaning "son of John". The name John derives from Latin Johannes, which is derived through Greek Ἰωάννης Iōannēs from Hebrew יוחנן Yohanan, meaning "Yahweh has favoured". The name has been extremely popular in Europe since the Christian era as a result of it being given to St John the Baptist, St John the Evangelist and nearly one thousand other Christian saints...
happiness real remembrance
Idleness is often covered by turbulence and hurry. He that neglects his known duty and real employment naturally endeavours to crowd his mind with something that may bar out the remembrance of his own folly, and does any thing but what he ought to do with eager diligence, that he may keep himself in his own favour.
happiness mind stronger
What we read with inclination makes a much stronger impression. If we read without inclination, half the mind is employed in fixing the attention; so there is but one half to be employed on what we read.
happiness life-is enough
Life is barren enough surely with all her trappings; let us be therefore cautious of how we strip her.
happiness failing should
Reproof should not exhaust its power upon petty failings.
happiness evil doe
All severity that does not tend to increase good, or prevent evil, is idle.
happiness life-is periods
Every period of life is obliged to borrow its happiness from time to come.
happiness believe mind
Philosophers there are who try to make themselves believe that this life is happy; but they believe it only while they are saying it, and never yet produced conviction in a single mind.
health crime pleasure
Health is so necessary to all the duties, as well as pleasures of life, that the crime of squandering it is equal to the folly.
marriage funny-love hope
The triumph of hope over experience.
jealousy envy your-jealous
Whoever envies another confesses his superiority.
knowledge fire desire
Knowledge always desires increase, it is like fire, which must first be kindled by some external agent, but which will afterwards propagate itself.
life bears pills
Life is a pill which none of us can bear to swallow without gilding.
life blessing use
Reflect that life, like every other blessing, Derives its value from its use alone.
life wise eye
In life's last scene what prodigies surprise, Fears of the brave, and follies of the wise! From Marlborough's eyes the streams of dotage flow, And Swift expires a driveller and a show.