There is nothing which has yet been contrived by man, by which so much happiness is produced as by a good tavern.
Weitere Zitate von Samuel Johnson
Zum Autor"Prudence keeps life safe but does not often make it happy."
"Being in a ship is being in a jail with the chance of being drowned."
"Friendship is a union of spirits a marriage of hearts and the bond there of virtue."
"Man is not weak - knowledge is more than equivalent to force. The master of mechanics laughs at strength."
"Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works are performed not by strength, but by perseverance."
"A writer only begins a book. A reader finishes it."