Imitations produce pain or pleasure, not because they are mistaken for realities, but because they bring realities to mind.
Weitere Zitate von Samuel Johnson
Zum Autor"Friendship is a union of spirits a marriage of hearts and the bond there of virtue."
"The happiest part of a man's life is what he passes lying awake in bed in the morning."
"Life cannot subsist in society but by reciprocal concessions."
"Few things are impossible to diligence and skill."
"It is more from carelessness about truth than from intentionally lying that there is so much falsehood in the world."
"Man is not weak - knowledge is more than equivalent to force. The master of mechanics laughs at strength."