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.

June 25, 2025

1 year ago

Sometimes, when they say you’re ahead of your time, it’s just a polite way of saying you have a real bad sense of timing.

August 24, 2025

11 months ago

The human brain starts working the moment you are born and never stops until you stand up to speak in public.

April 7, 2025

1 year ago

What is truth? We must adopt a pragmatic definition: it is what is believed to be true.

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