Creative Quotations from . . .
Samuel Johnson
(1709-1784) born on Sep 18
English "lexicographer, critic". "He was remembered for writing the first critique of Shakespeare, 1765 and "Dictionary of the English Language," 1755."
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F
Almost every man wastes part of his life in attempts to display qualifications which he does not possess.

R
One of the disadvantages of wine is that it makes a man mistake words for thoughts.
A
"Language is only the instrument of science, and words are but the signs of ideas."
N
Excellence in any department can be attained only by the labor of a lifetime; it is not to be purchased at a lesser price.
K
"Every man has a right to utter what he thinks truth, and every other man has a right to knock him down for it."
 
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Published Sources for the above Quotations:
F: "In "The Rambler.""
R: "28 Apr 1778; in James Boswell, Life of Samuel Johnson, 1791."
A: "In "The New Webster's Dictionary of Quotations and Famous Phrases," by Donald Bolander, 1987."
N: "In "Webster's Electronic Quotebase," ed. Keith Mohler, 1994."
K: "In "Quotations of Wit and Wisdom," ed. & John W. Garder et al., 1975."
   



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