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 21, 2025

9 months ago

[Of two fellow congressmen] They never open their mouths without subtracting from the sum of human knowledge.

May 26, 2025

7 months ago

Don’t take a nickel, just hand them your business card.

April 4, 2025

9 months ago

To criticize one’s country is to do it a service…Criticism, in short, is more than a right

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