#wi

Bachelors have consciences, married men have wives. ↗

— Samuel Johnson

#bachelors #consciences #married #married men #men

A man is in general better pleased when he has a good dinner upon his table, than when his wife talks Greek. ↗

— Samuel Johnson

#dinner #general #good #greek #his

One of the disadvantages of wine is that it makes a man mistake words for thoughts. ↗

— Samuel Johnson

#makes #man #mistake #thoughts #wine

Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome. ↗

— Samuel Johnson

#ever #first #must #nothing #objections

Between falsehood and useless truth there is little difference. As gold which he cannot spend will make no man rich, so knowledge which cannot apply will make no man wise. ↗

— Samuel Johnson

#between #cannot #difference #falsehood #gold

A wise man is cured of ambition by ambition itself; his aim is so exalted that riches, office, fortune and favour cannot satisfy him. ↗

— Samuel Johnson

#ambition #cannot #cured #exalted #favour

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. ↗

— Samuel Johnson

#greatest #half #library #make #man

If a man does not make new acquaintances as he advances through life, he will soon find himself left alone. A man, sir, should keep his friendship in a constant repair. ↗

— Samuel Johnson

#advances #alone #constant #does #find

Nothing flatters a man as much as the happiness of his wife; he is always proud of himself as the source of it. ↗

— Samuel Johnson

#flatters #happiness #himself #his #man

Life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties, passing from one step of success to another, forming new wishes and seeing them gratified. ↗

— Samuel Johnson

#another #difficulties #forming #gratified #higher