Nick

“Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.”
― Samuel Johnson

“He is not only dull himself, he is the cause of dullness in others.”
― Samuel Foote, The Life of Johnson, Vol 4

“There are only two things that can destroy a healthy [hu]man: love trouble, ambition, and financial catastrophe. And that's already three things, and there are a lot more.”
― Peter Altenberg

“Man is profoundly dependent on the reflection of himself in another man's soul, be it even the soul of an idiot.”
― Witold Gombrowicz, Ferdydurke