“Tea's proper use is to amuse the idle, and relax the studious, and dilute the full meals of those who cannot use exercise, and will not use abstinence."
(Essay on Tea, 1757.)”
― Works of Samuel Johnson. Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia, A Grammar of the English Tongue, Preface to Shakespeare, Lives of the English Poets & more [improved 11/20/2010]
(Essay on Tea, 1757.)”
― Works of Samuel Johnson. Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia, A Grammar of the English Tongue, Preface to Shakespeare, Lives of the English Poets & more [improved 11/20/2010]
“The sharpest minds often ruin their lives by overthinking the next step, while the dull win the race with eyes closed.”
― Write like no one is reading
― Write like no one is reading
“Have you noticed how nobody ever looks up? Nobody looks at chimneys, or trees against the sky, or the tops of buildings. Everybody just looks down at the pavement or their shoes. The whole world could pass them by and most people wouldn't notice.”
― The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles
― The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles
“Being brave enough to be alone frees you up to invite people into your life because you want them and not because you need them.”
― The Single Woman–Life, Love, and a Dash of Sass: Embracing Singleness with Confidence
― The Single Woman–Life, Love, and a Dash of Sass: Embracing Singleness with Confidence
“If you care about what people think about you, you will end up being their slave. Reject and pull your own rope.”
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