Quotes by Samuel Johnson

Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.

Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful.

Revenge is an act of passion; vengeance of justice. Injuries are revenged; crimes are avenged.

The world is like a grand staircase, some are going up and some are going down.

Language is the dress of thought.

Self-confidence is the first requisite to great undertakings.

The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.

Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.

By seeing London, I have seen as much of life as the world can show.

He who makes a beast of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man.