Nothing flatters a man as much as the happiness of his wife he is always proud of himself as the source of it.
Weitere Zitate von Samuel Johnson
Zum Autor"Prudence keeps life safe but does not often make it happy."
"Friendship is seldom lasting but between equals or where the superiority on one side is reduced by some equivalent advantage on the other."
"It is unjust to claim the privileges of age and retain the playthings of childhood."
"Treating your adversary with respect is striking soft in battle."
"Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works are performed not by strength, but by perseverance."
"To be of no Church is dangerous."