Our minds should not be empty because if they are not preoccupied by g…

Samuel Johnson
884 citations
Our minds should not be empty because if they are not preoccupied by good, evil will break in upon them.
Thought
32

More Author Quotes

I do not wonder that, where the monastick life is permitted, every order finds votaries, and every monastery inhabitants. Men will submit to any rule, by which they may be exempted from the tyranny o … ▶
He that hopes to look back hereafter with satisfaction upon past years must learn to know the present value of single minutes, and endeavour to let no particle of time fall useless to the ground. ✨ S … ▶
Example is always more efficacious than precept. ✨ 'Rasselas' (1759) ch. 30
I fly from pleasure, said the prince, because pleasure has ceased to please; I am lonely because I am miserable, and am unwilling to cloud with my presence the happiness of others. ✨ Samuel Johnson, … ▶
Advice, as it always gives a temporary appearance of superiority, can never be very grateful, even when it is most necessary or most judicious. But for the same reason everyone is eager to instruct h … ▶

Most Cited Authors

27

The Best Quotes

Most Liked Authors

27

Curated Author Quotes

82 Unforgettable 🦇 Batman Quotes