All travel has its advantages. If the passenger visits better countries, he may learn to improve his own, and if fortune carries him to worse, he may learn to enjoy it.

— Samuel Johnson

All travel has its advantages. If the passenger visits better countries, he may learn to improve his own. And if fortune carries him to worse, he may learn to enjoy it.

— Samuel Johnson

Almost all absurdity of conduct arises from the imitation of those whom we cannot resemble.

— Samuel Johnson

Always set high value on spontaneous kindness. He whose inclination prompts him to cultivate your friendship of his own accord will love you more than one whom you have been at pains to attach to you.

— Samuel Johnson

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

— Samuel Johnson

A man may be so much of everything that he is nothing of everything.

— Samuel Johnson

A man must carry knowledge with him if he would bring home knowledge.

— Samuel Johnson

A man should be careful never to tell tales of himself to his own disadvantage. People may be amused at the time but they will be remembered and brought out against him upon some subsequent occasion.

— Samuel Johnson

A man Sir should keep his friendship in constant repair.

— Samuel Johnson

A man sometimes starts up a patriot, only by disseminating discontent, and propagating reports of secret influence, of dangerous counsels, of violated rights, and encroaching usurpation. This practice is no certain note of patriotism. To instigate the populace with rage beyond the provocation, is to suspend public happiness, if not to destroy it. He is no lover of his country, that unnecessarily disturbs its peace.

— Samuel Johnson