Zitate von Samuel Johnson
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Der Ehemann kennt viele Leiden, der Junggeselle keine Freuden.
Informationen über Samuel Johnson
Gelehrter, Lexikograf, Schriftsteller, "The vanity of human wishes", "London", "Die Debatten des Senats zu Liliput", "History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia" (England, 1709 - 1784).
Samuel Johnson · Geburtsdatum · Sterbedatum
Samuel Johnson wäre heute 314 Jahre, 7 Monate, 0 Tage oder 114.899 Tage alt.
Geboren am 18.09.1709 in Lichfield
Gestorben am 13.12.1784 in London
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Weitere 565 Zitate von Samuel Johnson
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A man might write such stuff for ever, if he would abandon his mind to it.
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A man ought to read just as inclination leads him; for what he reads as a task will do him little good.
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A man used to vicissitudes is not easily dejected.
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A man who both spends and saves money is the happiest man, because he has both enjoyments.
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A man who exposes himself when he is intoxicated, has not the art of getting drunk.
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A man who has not been in Italy, is always conscious of an inferiority, from his not having seen what it is expected a man should see.
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A man who is good enough to go to heaven, is good enough to be a clergyman.
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A man, doubtful of his dinner, or trembling at a creditor, is not much disposed to abstracted meditation, or remote enquiries.
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A merchant may, perhaps, be a man of an enlarged mind, but there is nothing in trade connected with an enlarged mind.
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A mere antiquarian is a rugged being.
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A quibble is to Shakespeare, what luminous vapours are to the traveller; he follows it at all adventures, it is sure to lead him out of his way and sure to engulf him in the mire.
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A Scotchman must be a very sturdy moralist, who does not love Scotland better than truth.
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A successful author is equally in danger of diminution of his fame, whether he continues or ceases to write.
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A truly strong and sound mind is the mind that can equally embrace great things and small.
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A wise Tory and a wise Whig, I believe, will agree. Their principles are the same, though their modes of thinking are different.
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A woman's preaching is like a dog's walking on his hinder legs. It is not done well; but you are surprised to find it done at all.
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About things on which the public thinks long it commonly attains to think right.
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Abstinence is as easy to me, as temperance would be difficult.
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Adversity has ever been considered the state in which a man most easily becomes acquainted with himself, then especially, being free from flatterers.
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Against the head which innocence secures, Insidious malice aims her dart in vain; Turned backwards by the powerful breath of heaven.