Inspiration Quote by Samuel Johnson — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“He that reads and grows no wiser seldom suspects his own deficiency, but complains of hard words and obscure sentences, and asks why books are written which cannot be understood.”

“Poetry is the art of uniting pleasure with truth.”

“Love is the wisdom of the fool and the folly of the wise.”

“Life is not long, and too much of it must not pass in idle deliberation how it shall be spent.”

“I hate mankind, for I think myself one of the best of them, and I know how bad I am.”

“That we must all die, we always knew; I wish I had remembered it sooner.”

“Your work is to discover your world and then with all your heart give yourself to it.”

“Let us always meet each other with smile, for the smile is the beginning of love.”

“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.”

“Happiness is as a butterfly which, when pursued, is always beyond our grasp, but which if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you.”

“Love is never lost. If not reciprocated, it will flow back and soften and purify the heart.”

“Don't leave a stone unturned. It's always something, to know you have done the most you could.”