God Himself, sir, does not propose to judge a man until his life is ov…

Samuel Johnson
884 citations
God Himself, sir, does not propose to judge a man until his life is over. Why should you and I?
Life
12

More Author Quotes

Pity is not natural to man. Children are always cruel. Savages are always cruel. Pity is acquired and improved by the cultivation of reason. We may have uneasy sensations from seeing a creature in di … ▶
To be happy at home is the ultimate result of all ambition, the end to which every enterprise and labor tends, and of which every desire prompts the prosecution. ✨ Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy (1837 … ▶
Praise, like gold and diamonds, owes its value only to its scarcity. ✨ Samuel Johnson, Elizabeth Carter, Samuel Richardson, Catherine Talbot (1825). The Rambler: A Periodical Paper, Published in 1750 … ▶
He who praises everybody, praises nobody. ✨ Dr. Samuel Johnson (2013). Delphi Complete Works of Samuel Johnson (Illustrated), p.8598, Delphi Classics
He was so generally civil, that nobody thanked him for it. ✨ James Boswell, Samuel Johnson (1866). The Life of Samuel Johnson, p.122

Most Cited Authors

27

The Best Quotes

Most Liked Authors

27

Curated Author Quotes

82 Unforgettable 🦇 Batman Quotes