Samuel Johnson Quotes

All theory is against freedom of the will; all experience for it.
Samuel Johnson

Language is the dress of thought.
Samuel Johnson

I have found men to be more kind than I expected, and less just.
Samuel Johnson

Promise, large promise, is the soul of an advertisement.
Samuel Johnson

Love is only one of many passions.
Samuel Johnson

Allow children to be happy in their own way, for what better way will they find?
Samuel Johnson

Samuel Johnson Quotes
		To love one that is great, is almost to be great one's self. Samuel Johnson Vote on this Quote: Bad <---> Good
		Author Details: Type: Author Quotes Category: English Author Quotes Date of Birth: September 18, 1709 Date of Death: December 13, 1784 Nationality: English Amazon: Samuel Johnson on Amazon	Related Authors: Horace Walpole Lewis Carroll H. G. Wells J. K. Rowling Walter Bagehot Terry Pratchett A. A. Milne Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
		Select Samuel Johnson Quotations: All theory is against freedom of the will; all experience for it. Samuel Johnson Language is the dress of thought. Samuel Johnson I have found men to be more kind than I expected, and less just. Samuel Johnson Promise, large promise, is the soul of an advertisement. Samuel Johnson Love is only one of many passions. Samuel Johnson Allow children to be happy in their own way, for what better way will they find? Samuel Johnson
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