“These papers of the day have uses more adequate to the purposes of common life than more pompous and durable volumes.”
Quote by Samuel Johnson
Work
The Rambler: In Four Volumes
This comprehensive work is a compilation of essays and travelogues, providing readers with a detailed account of the author's observations and experiences from various journeys and encounters. more
Author
Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson was an English writer, poet, and lexicographer, renowned for his comprehensive English dictionary, 'A Dictionary of the English Language', published in 1755. His distinctive writing style and wit have cemented his place as a significant figure in the history of English literature. more
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Source: The Rambler: A Periodical Paper, Published in 1750, 1751, 1752
“A man guilty of poverty easily believes himself suspected.”
Source: The Rambler
“None can be pleased without praise, and few can be praised without falsehood.”
Source: The Rambler
“The first years of man must make provision for the last.”
Source: Rasselas, prince of Abyssinia
“What is twice read is commonly better remembered that what is transcribed.”
Source: The works of the English poets, from Chaucer to Cowper
“He that never labors may know the pains of idleness, but not the pleasures.”
“To be of no Church is dangerous.”
Source: The Works of Samuel Johnson, L. L. D.: In Twelve Volumes