More quotes by Samuel Johnson

"Life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties, passing from one step of success to another, forming new wishes and seeing them gratified."
"Love is the wisdom of the fool and the folly of the wise."
"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."
"Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information on it."
"Love is the wisdom of the fool and the folly of the wise."