I am sorry I have not learnt to play at cards. It is very useful in li…

Samuel Johnson
884 citations
I am sorry I have not learnt to play at cards. It is very useful in life: it generates kindness, and consolidates society. ✨ In James Boswell 'Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides' (1785) 21 November 1773
Humanity Life
12

More Author Quotes

There is little peace or comfort in life if we are always anxious as to future events. He that worries himself with the dread of possible contingencies will never be at rest.
Time quickly puts an end to artificial and accidental fame ✨ Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy (1857). The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: With an Essay on His Life and Genius, p.141
Misery is caused for the most part, not by a heavy crush of disaster, but by the corrosion of less visible evils, which canker enjoyment, and undermine security. The visit of an invader is necessaril … ▶
No people can be great who have ceased to be virtuous. ✨ An Introduction to the Political State of Great Britain (1756)
Men have solicitude about fame; and the greater share they have of it, the more afraid they are of losing it. ✨ James Boswell, Samuel Johnson, Edmond Malone (1824). The life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D. … ▶

I am sorry I have not learnt to play at cards. It is very useful in life: it generates kindness, and consolidates society. ✨ In James Boswell 'Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides' (1785) 21 November 1773

More Author Quotes

Most Cited Authors

The Best Quotes

Most Liked Authors

Curated Author Quotes