1159 ordspråk av Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson föddes den September 18th 1709 och dog den 13 December 1784 - English writer
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 A fishing pole is a stick with a hook at one end and a fool on the other |
| A jest breaks no bones |  Skoj bryter inga ben. |
| A man who uses a great many words to express his meaning is like a bad marksman who, instead of aiming a single stone at an object, takes up a handful and throws at it in hopes he may hit |
| Abstinence is as easy to me, as temperance would be difficult. |
| Abstinence makes the heart grow fonder for someone else |
| Actions are visible, though motives are secret |
| Admiration begins where acquaintance ceases |
| All intellectual improvement arises from leisure |
| All wonder is the effect of novelty on ignorance |
| An injustice anywhere is an injustice everywhere. | Orättvisa någonstans är orättvisa överallt. |
| Avarice is always poor |
| Bravery has no place where it can avail nothing. |
| Controversies merely speculative are of small importance in themselves, however they may have sometimes heated a disputant, or provoked a faction |
| Credulity is the common failing of inexperienced virtue; and he who is spontaneously suspicious may justly be charged with radical corruption |
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Proverb (2097956 st) Search
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Born (10498 st)
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This website focuses on proverbs in the Swedish, Danish and Norwegian languages, and some parts including the links below have not been translated to English. They are mainly FAQs, various information and webpages for improving the collection.
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