Clergyman's

Is not a patron, my lord, one who looks with unconcern on a man struggling for life in the water, and when he has reached ground encumbers him with help? The notice which you have been pleased to take of my labors, had it been early, had been kind; but it has been delayed till I am indifferent, and cannot enjoy it; till I am solitary, and cannot impart it; till I am known, and do not want it.
- Samuel Johnson

Sir, what is Poetry? Why, Sir, it is much easier to say what it is not. We all know what light is: but it is not easy to tell what it is.
- Samuel Johnson

Classical quotation is the parole of literary men all over the world.
- Samuel Johnson

Sir, there is no settling the point of precedency between a louse and a flea.
- Samuel Johnson

Sir, there is no settling the point of precedency between a louse and a flea.
- Samuel Johnson

Sir, there is no settling the point of precedency between a louse and a flea.
- Samuel Johnson