Will Johnson
Will Johnson
kindness littles return
When once the forms of civility are violated, there remains little hope of return to kindness or decency.
funny army men
No man will be a sailor who has contrivance enough to get himself into a jail; for being in a ship is being in a jail, with the chance of being drowned... a man in a jail has more room, better food, and commonly better company.
sunshine shade brightness
He that will enjoy the brightness of sunshine, must quit the coolness of the shade.
motivational perseverance determination
If your determination is fixed, I do not counsel you to despair. Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance.
life tired men
When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.
gratitude pain revenge
There are minds so impatient of inferiority that their gratitude is a species of revenge, and they return benefits, not because recompense is a pleasure, but because obligation is a pain.
agriculture giving riches
Agriculture not only gives riches to a nation, but the only riches she can call her own.
inspirational nature travel
The use of travelling is to regulate imagination by reality, and instead of thinking how things may be, to see them as they are.
science belief favourite
Your manuscript is both good and original; but the part that is good is not original, and the part that is original is not good.
time powerful book
The greatest part of a writer's time is spent in reading in order to write. A man will turn over half a library to make a book.
life money kindness
Getting money is not all a man's business: to cultivate kindness is a valuable part of the business of life.
opinion bounty values
Bounty always receives part of its value from the manner in which it is bestowed.
wise witty business
Promise, large promise, is the soul of an advertisement.
christmas years memorial
The Church does not superstitiously observe days, merely as days, but as memorials of important facts. Christmas might be kept as well upon one day of the year as another; but there should be a stated day for commemorating the birth of our Saviour, because there is danger that what may be done on any day, will be neglected.