A fly may sting a stately horse and make him wince; but one is but an insect, and the other is a horse still. – Samuel Johnson
He that fails in his endeavors after wealth or power will not long retain either honesty or courage. – Samuel Johnson
No money is better spent than what is laid out for domestic satisfaction. – Samuel Johnson
It was his peculiar happiness that he scarcely ever found a stranger whom he did not leave a friend; but it must likewise be added, that he had not often a friend long without obliging him to become a stranger. – Samuel Johnson