Friendship, like love, is destroyed by long absence, though it may be increased by short intermissions.
— Samuel Johnson
Friendship
Love is the wisdom of the fool and the folly of the wise.
If a man does not make new acquaintances as he advances through life, he will soon find himself left alone. A man, sir, should keep his friendship in a constant repair.
— Samuel Johnson
Friendship
Memory is the mother of all wisdom.
— Samuel Johnson
Famous Quotes
To keep your secret is wisdom; but to expect others to keep it is folly.
By Numbers here from Shame or Censure free,This, only this, provokes the snarling Muse.
— Samuel Johnson
Literature
Of all the Griefs that harrass the Distrest,Sure the most bitter is a scornful Jest
This mournful truth is ev'rywhere confessed — Slow rises worth, by poverty depressed.
Unmoved though Witlings sneer and Rivals rail, Ye Fops, be silent: and ye Wits, be just.
— Samuel Johnson
Literature