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Quote by Samuel Johnson

“He who would have fine guests, let him have a fine wife.”

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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

“Being married to those sleepy-souled women is just like playing at cards for nothing: no passion is excited and the time is filled up. I do not, however, envy a fellow one of those honeysuckle wives for my part, as they are but creepers at best and commonly destroy the tree they so tenderly cling about.”

Passion Wife Tree Married Fellows Filled Excited Envy Cards Being Married Sleepy Filled Up Creepers

Book:The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Including a Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides

Source: The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Including a Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides

“If we require more perfection from women than from ourselves, it is doing them honor.”

Ifs Women Honor Perfection

Author:Samuel Johnson

“In matters of business, no woman stops at integrity.”

Matter Women Integrity

Author:Samuel Johnson

“Words become low by the occasions to which they are applied, or the general character of them who use them; and the disgust which they produce arises from the revival of those images with which they are commonly united.”

Character Use United Produce Lows Arise Occasions Disgusting Revival