Samuel Johnson

"To be turned from one's course by men's opinions, by blame, and by misrepresentation shows a man unfit for any public station."

"A man may love her as does the dog and the horse yet not marriage her."

"Arise, shake off this cowardly lethargy, this bed of sloth."

"The mind that is anxious about future events is miserable."

"To be happy at home is the ultimate result of all ambition."

"He is a man of parts and character to whom nothing is forbidden."

"Nature is not hurried, yet everything is accomplished."

"The greatest adversity to a writer is a quiet life."

"Beauty will not come at the call of a legislature, nor can it be forced by shock of a battening ram."

"The true art of memory is the art of attention."

"Music is the passion of my life."

"Science is the knowledge of many; opinion is the knowledge of few."

"Faith and hope are two qualities that strengthen one another."

"Time is the only critic without favor."

"Do not accustom yourself to consider debt only an inconvenience; you may find it a calamity."

"The only end of writing is to enable the readers better to enjoy life or better to endure it."

"History is a set of lies agreed upon."

"War is the business of barbarians."

"The foundations of justice are good faith, truth, and conduct regulated by law and order."

"Power resides in the hearts and minds of those who believe it is there."

"There are pleasures attainable only by exertion."

"The greatest pleasures of reading are in the power of imagination."

"No nation has yet risen from despair without embracing hope."

"Strength of mind is exercise, not rest."

"Fear is the passion of slaves; liberty the passion of free men."

"In what instances have mankind been more happy than in the state of nature?"

"The greatest difficulty in life is knowing oneself."

"Every human excellence is paid for in strains and tears."

"Modesty is a quality that does not affect those who are truly great."

"The natural desire of mankind is knowledge."