More quotes by Samuel Johnson

"It is necessary to hope... for hope itself is happiness."
"If a man does not make new acquaintances as he advances through life, he will soon find himself left alone. A man, sir, should keep his friendship in a constant repair."
"I would rather be attacked than unnoticed. For the worst thing you can do to an author is to be silent as to his works."
"Love is the wisdom of the fool and the folly of the wise."
"There is nothing so minute or inconsiderable that I would not rather know it than not know it."