Few enterprises of great labor or hazard would be undertaken if we had not the power of magnifying the advantages we expect from them. – Samuel Johnson
A cow is a very good animal in the field, but we turn her out of a garden. – Samuel Johnson
Wine makes a man better pleased with himself. I do not say that it makes him more pleasing to others… This is one of the disadvantages of wine, it makes a man mistake words for thoughts. – Samuel Johnson
In order that all men may be taught to speak the truth, it is necessary that all likewise should learn to hear it. – Samuel Johnson