Logo
Quote by Samuel Johnson
Language is the dress of thought. - Samuel Johnson

Language is the dress of thought. – Samuel Johnson

Other quotes by Samuel Johnson

Prudence operates on life in the same manner as rule of composition; it produces vigilance rather than elevation; rather prevents loss than procures advantage; and often miscarriages, but seldom reaches either power or honor. – Samuel Johnson

Category:
Prudence
Author
Samuel Johnson
Read Quote

Money and time are the heaviest burdens of life, and… the unhappiest of all mortals are those who have more of either than they know how to use. – Samuel Johnson

Category:
Money
Author
Samuel Johnson
Read Quote
Other Quotes from
Language
category

The refined scholar sustains himself on the finest aged wines of poetry but should take time occasionally to partake of cheap-ale words. – Terri Guillemets, “Drinking Literature,” 2003

Category:
Language

For I am a bear of very little brain and long words bother me. – Winnie the Pooh (A.A. Milne)

Category:
Language

To have another language is to possess a second soul. – Charlemagne

Category:
Language

English is a funny language; that explains why we park our car on the driveway and drive our car on the parkway. – Author Unknown

Category:
Language

Random Quotes

I definitely look up to Meryl Streep because shes been in so many amazing movies, and I just think that shes one of the greatest actresses out there. I also look up to Jennifer Lawrence, especially knowing her and knowing that she is so awesome and so nice. – Willow Shields

Category:
amazing

Well, getting behind the camera is something Ive always wanted to get involved with. Ever since I was doing movies like Zathura I was very interested in all the different jobs on set and kind of soaking all the information up like a sponge. – Josh Hutcherson

Category:
movies

I believe that history has shape, order, and meaning that exceptional men, as much as economic forces, produce change and that passe abstractions like beauty, nobility, and greatness have a shifting but continuing validity. – Camille Paglia

Category:
Beauty

I think you can be cynical about religion on occasion, and certainly skeptical about the degree to which some people use religion to manipulate other people. – Peter Jennings

Category:
Religion