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...
ignorance pure
Ignorance, madam, pure ignorance.
amplify energy genius
Genius is that energy which collects, combines, amplifies, and animates.
wise eye prudent
Turn on the prudent ant thy heedful eyes. Observe her labors, sluggard, and be wise.
writing poet labor
...it will not always happen that the success of a poet is proportionate to his labor.
writing faults
Tediousness is the most fatal of all faults.
writing procrastination sisterhood
The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
friendship wise silence
To let friendship die away by negligence and silence is certainly not wise. It is voluntarily to throw away one of the greatest comforts of the weary pilgrimage.
government long safe
No government power can be abused long. Mankind will not bear it.... There is a remedy in human nature against tyranny, that will keep us safe under every form of government.
wine people intellectual
He said that few people had intellectual resources sufficient to forgo the pleasures of wine. They could not otherwise contrive how to fill the interval between dinner and supper.
wine serious drink
He who aspires to be a serious wine drinker must drink claret.
truth lying men
I deny the lawfulness of telling a lie to a sick man for fear of alarming him; you have no business with consequences, you are to tell the truth.
scotland england high-road
The noblest prospect which a Scotchman ever sees is the high road that leads him to England.
uncertain stability bases
Since life itself is uncertain, nothing which has life for its basis can boast much stability.
sorrow useless hopeless
There is no wisdom in useless and hopeless sorrow.