 The freaks, and humours, and spleen, and vanity of women, as they embroil families in discord, and fill houses with disquiet, do more to obstruct the happiness of life in a year than the ambition of the clergy in many centuries.  Wit and Wisdom of Samuel Johnsonavtor: Samuel Johnson, George Birkbeck Norman Hill - 1888 - 323 straniCelotni ogled - O knjigi
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 516 strani
...they embroil families in difcord, and fill houfes with difquiet, do mojre to obftrucT: the happinefs of life in a year than the ambition of the clergy in many centuries. It has been well obferved, that the mifery of man proceeds not from any fmgle crufh of overwhelming evil, but from fmall... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 516 strani
...they embroil families in difcord, and fill houfes with difquiet, do more to obftruft the happinefs of life in a year than the ambition of the clergy in many centuries. It has been well oblerved, that the mifery of man proceeds not from any fingle crufti of overwhelming evil, but from... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 418 strani
...in difcord, and fill houfeswith difquiet, do more to obftruct the happinefs of life in a year chart the ambition of the clergy in many centuries. It has been well ohferved, that the mifery of man proceeds not from any fingle crufh of overwhelming evil, but from... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 strani
...they embroil families in difcord, and fill houfes with difquiet, do more to obftruct the happinefs of life in a year than the ambition of the clergy in many centuries. It has been well obferved, that the mifery of man proceeds not from any fmgle crufh of overwhelming evil, but from fmall... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 strani
...they embroil families in difcord, and fill houfes with difquiet, do more to obflruct the happinefs of life in a year than the ambition of the clergy in many centuries. It has been well obferved, that the mifery of man proceeds not from any fingle crufh of overwhelming evil, but from... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 676 strani
...they embroil families in difcord, and fill houfes with difquiet, do more to obftrudr. the happinefs of life in a year than the ambition of the clergy in many centuries. It has been wett obferved, that the mifery of man proceeds not from any fmgle crufh of overwhelming evil, but from... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1798 - 146 strani
...if they had both succeeded, it were easy to tell who would have deserved most from public gratitude. The freaks, and humours, and spleen, and vanity, of women, as they embroil fami-. lies in discord, and fill houses with disquiet, do more to obstruct the happiness of life in... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 648 strani
...p. 8. In the autumn of 1762 he also kept a journal which he sent to Temple to read. Ib. p. 19. 4 ' It has been well observed, that the misery of man...evil, but from small vexations continually repeated.' Johnson's Works, viii. 333. ' The main of life is indeed composed of small incidents and petty occurrences.'... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 640 strani
...p. 8. In the autumn of 1762 he also kept a journal which he sent to Temple to read. Ib. p. 19. ' ' It has been well observed, that the misery of man...evil, but from small vexations continually repeated.' Johnson's Works, viii. 333. ' The main of life is indeed composed of small incidents and petty occurrences.'... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 strani
...they had both succeeded, it wtre easy to tell who would have deserved most from publick gratitude. The freaks, and humours, and spleen, and vanity of...that the misery of man proceeds not from any single crufti of overwhelming evil, but from small vexations continually repeated. It is remarked by Dennis... | |
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