Quotes Library

April 27, 2025

A decent provision for the poor, is the true test of civilization.

Samuel Johnson (1709-1784), English poet, critic, lexicographer, in James Boswell, Life of Samuel Johnson (1791) 1770, Jay p.197

Do the poor inspire compassion, or are they just annoying? Shiftless scammers?

Johnson puts it well, and simply so.

December 7, 2025

11 months ago

What the crowd requires is mediocrity of the highest order.

August 31, 2025

1 year ago

We are all tattooed in our cradles with the beliefs of our tribe; the record may seem superficial, but it is indelible.

November 2, 2025

12 months ago

When we start deceiving ourselves into thinking not that we want something or need something, not that it is a pragmatic necessity

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