Will Johnson
Will Johnson
country green-fields walks
Sir, when you have seen one green field, you have seen all green fields. Let us walk down Cheapside.
curiosity desire demand
Where necessity ends, desire and curiosity begin; and no sooner are we supplied with everything nature can demand than we sit down to contrive artificial appetites.
cowardice higher company
Cowardice encroaches fast upon such as spend their lives in company of persons higher than themselves.
vigor may improvement
Peevishness may be considered the canker of life, that destroys its vigor and checks its improvement; that creeps on with hourly depredations, and taints and vitiates what it cannot consume.
passion faithful this-life
Our senses, our appetite, and our passions are our lawful and faithful guides in things that relate solely to this life.
devil indolence cushions
Indolence is the devil's cushion.
rags laziness appearance
Rags will always make their appearance where they have a right to do it.
learning merit buried
To buried merit rise the tardy bust.
fancy degrees madness
All power of fancy over reason is a degree of madness.
employment hardship melancholy
Employment and hardships prevent melancholy.
father mad sober
I inherited a vile melancholy from my father, which has made me mad all my life, at least not sober.
sovereignty monarchy
In sovereignty there are no gradations.
wish world riches
The whole world is put in motion by the wish for riches and the dread of poverty.
broken guilt produce
Rash oaths, whether kept or broken, frequently produce guilt.