Samuel Johnson

Samuel Johnson Quotes

great works are not performed by strength

Great works are performed not by strength

2019-02-17 / Samuel Johnson / great, perfom, perseverance, strength, works / Leave a Comment

Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance.

~ Samuel Johnson

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from hope to hope

From hope to hope

2019-04-14 / Samuel Johnson / flights, hope, human, mind, pleasure / Leave a Comment

The natural flights of the human mind are not from pleasure to pleasure but from hope to hope.

~ Samuel Johnson

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Fruits of autumn

Fruits of autumn

2017-09-23 / Samuel Johnson / autumn, delighting, flowers, fruits, man, scent, sprint, taste / Leave a Comment

No man can taste the fruits of autumn while he is delighting his scent with the flowers of spring. ~ Samuel Johnson

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All possible objections

All possible objections

2017-07-12 / Samuel Johnson / attempted, ever, first, nothing, objections, overcome, possible / Leave a Comment

Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome. ~ Samuel Johnson

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"Words are but the signs of ideas." ~ Samuel Johnson

Words are but the signs of ideas

2016-12-10 / Samuel Johnson / ideas, signs, words / Leave a Comment

“Words are but the signs of ideas.” ~ Samuel Johnson

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