Do not accustom yourself to consider debt only as an inconvenience. You will find it a calamity. – Samuel Johnson
I hate a fellow whom pride, or cowardice, or laziness drives into a corner, and who does nothing when he is there but sit and growl; let him come out as I do, and bark. – Samuel Johnson
Pleasure is very seldom found where it is sought. Our brightest blazes are commonly kindled by unexpected sparks. – Samuel Johnson
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
If I had a formula for bypassing trouble, I would not pass it around. Trouble creates a capacity to handle it. I dont embrace trouble; thats as bad as treating it as an enemy. But I do say: meet it as a friend, for youll see a lot of it, and had better be on speaking terms with it. – Oliver Wendell Holmes