William Samuel Johnson Quotes

He knows not his own strength who hath not met adversity.
William Samuel Johnson

Strength, Adversity, Knows

To keep your secret is wisdom; to expect others to keep it is folly.
William Samuel Johnson

Wisdom, Others, Keep

Curiosity is, in great and generous minds, the first passion and the last.
William Samuel Johnson

Great, Passion, Last

Whatever you have, spend less.
William Samuel Johnson

Whatever, Less, Spend

Hope is itself a species of happiness, and, perhaps, the chief happiness, which this world affords.
William Samuel Johnson

Happiness, Hope, Perhaps

Hope is necessary in every condition. The miseries of poverty, sickness and captivity would, without this comfort, be insupportable.
William Samuel Johnson

Hope, Poverty, Sickness

It seems to be the fate of man to seek all his consolations in futurity.
William Samuel Johnson

Fate, Seems, Seek

To improve the golden moment of opportunity, and catch the good that is within our reach, is the great art of life.
William Samuel Johnson

Life, Good, Great

Whatever enlarges hope will also exalt courage.
William Samuel Johnson

Hope, Courage, Whatever

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Politician

Born: October 7, 1727

Died: November 14, 1819

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