Dr. Johnson's table-talk: aphorisms [&c.] selected and arranged from mr. Boswell's life of Johnson, Том 1 |
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... coinciding in the idea which has been ably stated by an honourable member ; "
or " reprobating an idea unconstitutional , and fraught with the most dangerous
consequences to a great and free country . " Johnson called this “ modern cant .
... coinciding in the idea which has been ably stated by an honourable member ; "
or " reprobating an idea unconstitutional , and fraught with the most dangerous
consequences to a great and free country . " Johnson called this “ modern cant .
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I thought it very good liquor ; and said it was a counterpart of what is called Athol
porridge in the Highlands of Scotland , which is a mixture of whiskey and honey .
” J . said , “ that must be a better liquor than the Cornish , for both its component ...
I thought it very good liquor ; and said it was a counterpart of what is called Athol
porridge in the Highlands of Scotland , which is a mixture of whiskey and honey .
” J . said , “ that must be a better liquor than the Cornish , for both its component ...
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On the subject of wealth , the proper use of it , and the effects of that art which is
called æconomy , Johnson once observed , “ It is wonderful to think how men of
very large estates not only spend their yearly income , but are often actually in ...
On the subject of wealth , the proper use of it , and the effects of that art which is
called æconomy , Johnson once observed , “ It is wonderful to think how men of
very large estates not only spend their yearly income , but are often actually in ...
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That is flying in the face of all the world , who have called an avaricious man a
miser , because he is miserable . : No , Sir ; a man who spends and saves money
is the happiest man , because he has both enjoyments . " The following account
of ...
That is flying in the face of all the world , who have called an avaricious man a
miser , because he is miserable . : No , Sir ; a man who spends and saves money
is the happiest man , because he has both enjoyments . " The following account
of ...
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He bowed his head almost as low as the table to a complimento , ing nobleman ;
and called out , “ My Lord , my Lord , I do not desire all this ceremony ; let us tell
our minds to one another quietly . ” After the debate was over , he said , “ I have ...
He bowed his head almost as low as the table to a complimento , ing nobleman ;
and called out , “ My Lord , my Lord , I do not desire all this ceremony ; let us tell
our minds to one another quietly . ” After the debate was over , he said , “ I have ...
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Страница 174 - There are few ways in which a man can be more innocently employed than in getting money.
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Страница 35 - Poor stuff! No, Sir, claret is the liquor for boys ; port for men ; but he who aspires to be a hero (smiling) must drink brandy.
Страница 93 - Why, sir, if the fellow does not think as he speaks, he is lying : and I see not what honour he can propose to himself from having the character of a liar. But if he does really think that there is no distinction between virtue and vice, why, sir, when he leaves our houses let us count our spoons.
Страница 204 - Sir, the only method by which religious truth can be established is by martyrdom. The magistrate has a right to enforce what he thinks, and he who is conscious of the truth has a right to suffer. I am afraid there is no other way of ascertaining the truth but by persecution on the one hand and enduring it on the other.
Страница 66 - I hate by-roads in education. Education is as well known, and has long been as well known as ever it can be. Endeavouring to make children prematurely wise is useless labour. Suppose they have more knowledge at five or six years old than other children, what use can be made of it ? It will be lost before it is wanted, and the waste of so much time and labour of the teacher can never be repaid. Too much is expected from precocity, and too little performed. Miss (') was an instance of early cultivation,...
Страница 21 - You never open your mouth but with intention to give pain ; and you have often given me pain, not from the power of what you said, but from seeing your intention.
Страница 19 - The value of every story depends on its being true. A story is a picture either of an individual or of human nature in general: if it be false, it is a picture of nothing.
Страница 123 - Consider, Sir ; celebrated men, such as you have mentioned, have had their applause at a distance ; but Garrick had it dashed in his face, sounded in his ears, and went home every night with, the plaudits of a thousand in his cranium. Then, Sir, Garrick did not find, but made his way to the tables, the levees, and almost the bed-chambers of the great. Then, Sir, Garrick had under him a numerous body of people ; who, from fear of his power, and hopes of his favour, and admiration of his talents, were...
Страница 146 - When I was running about this town a very poor fellow, I was a great arguer for the advantages of poverty ; but I was, at the same time, very sorry to be poor. Sir, all the arguments which are brought to represent poverty as no evil, shew it to be evidently a great evil. You never find people labouring to convince you that you may live very happily upon a plentiful fortune. — So you hear people talking how miserable a King must be ; and yet they all wish to be in his place'.