The Life of Johnson, Vol 4 Quotes

“What we hope ever to do with ease, we must first learn to do with diligence.”
― Samuel Johnson, The Life of Samuel Johnson, and the Journal of His Tour to the Hebrides, Vol. 4 of 5

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

“My dear friend, clear your mind of cant [excessive thought]. You may talk as other people do: you may say to a man, "Sir, I am your most humble servant." You are not his most humble servant. You may say, "These are bad times; it is a melancholy thing to be reserved to such times." You don't mind the times ... You may talk in this manner; it is a mode of talking in Society; but don't think foolishly.”
― Samuel Johnson, The Life of Johnson, Vol 4

“You can never be wise unless you love reading.”
― Samuel Johnson, Life of Johnson, Vol 4

“A man may be so much of everything that he is nothing of anything.”
― Samuel Johnson, The Life of Johnson, Vol 4