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.

March 23, 2025

11 months ago

The more you read and observe about this Politics thing, you got to admit that each party is worse than the other.

October 2, 2025

5 months ago

In politics, there is no use looking beyond the next fortnight.

July 25, 2025

7 months ago

In a consumer society there are inevitably two kinds of slaves: the prisoners of addiction and the prisoners of envy.

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