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.

September 19, 2025

5 months ago

Cricket civilizes people and creates good gentlemen. I want everyone to play cricket in Zimbabwe;

March 21, 2025

11 months ago

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

November 29, 2025

3 months ago

Equality may perhaps be a right, but no power on earth can ever turn it into a fact.

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