The feeling of friendship is like that of being comfortably filled with roast beef; love, like being enlivened with champagne.
Samuel Johnson Quotes
A wise man is cured of ambition by ambition itself; his aim is so exalted that riches, office, fortune and favour cannot satisfy him.
Similar Quotes
The truth is really an ambition which is beyond us.
- Peter UstinovMy only ambition is to be true every moment I am living.
- Juliette BinocheMy ambition is to have beautiful encounters, not to make money.
- Juliette BinochePeople with ambition don't give a damn what other people think of them.
- Diane SetterfieldTo wish a healthy man to die is the wish from a mind of sickness. To wish an ailing man to...
- Roman PayneComments on: "Samuel Johnson Quotes: A wise man is cured of ambition by ambition itself; his aim is..."
Samuel Johnson (371)
Birth: | 18th September, 1709 |
Death: | 13th December, 1784 |
Nationality: | British |
Profession: | Author, Critic, Essayist, Poet |
Related Authors
Advertisement
Today's Anniversary - 27th April
Births
- 1822 - Ulysses S. Grant
- 1802 - William H. Wharton
- 1952 - Larry Elder
- 1959 - Sheena Easton
- 1791 - Samuel Morse
Deaths
- 2002 - Ruth Handler
- 1995 - Peter Wright
- 1813 - Zebulon Pike
- 1882 - Ralph Waldo Emerson
- 1915 - Alexander Scriabin
Quote of the day
Popular Topics
Age Quotes
Clever Quotes
Birthday Quotes
Country Quotes
Emotion Quotes
Flirting Quotes
Genius Quotes
Grief Quotes
Kindness Quotes
Memory Quotes
Politics Quotes
Racism Quotes
Self Respect Quotes
Smile Quotes
Death Quotes
Ambition Quotes
Belief Quotes
Business Quotes
Wisdom Quotes
History Quotes
Compromise Quotes
Encouragement Quotes
Expectations Quotes
Knowledge Quotes
Luck Quotes
Management Quotes
Risk Quotes
Service Quotes
Facebook Status Quotes
T-shirt Quotes
About Quoteswave
Quoteswave have collection of famous quotes and sayings by popular authors. We have biggest database of famous proverbs and quotes with images. We have categorized all quotes with different topics and tags like love quotes, inspirational, motivational, life, friendship, success, smile, achievement and belief quotes. Everyone love good meaningful quotes so share famous picture quotes with your friends and loved one.
Our mission is to motivate, boost self confiedence and inspire people to Love life, live life and surf life with words.
Our mission is to motivate, boost self confiedence and inspire people to Love life, live life and surf life with words.
X
Share with your friends