In lapidary inscriptions a man is not upon oath. – Samuel Johnson
Cruel with guilt, and daring with despair, the midnight murderer bursts the faithless bar; invades the sacred hour of silent rest and leaves, unseen, a dagger in your breast. – Samuel Johnson
Friendship, like love, is destroyed by long absence, though it may be increased by short intermissions. – Samuel Johnson
It is better that some should be unhappy rather than that none should be happy, which would be the case in a general state of equality. – Samuel Johnson
Let no man write my epitaph; for as no man who knows my motives dare now vindicate them, let not prejudice or ignorance asperse them. Let them rest in obscurity and peace! Let my memory be left in oblivion, my tomb remain uninscribed, until other times and other men can do justice to my character. – Robert Emmet