Samuel Johnson on Friendship
Browse 10 quotations attributed to Samuel Johnson, catalogued under friendship, with dates where available.
This page displays 10 quotations attributed to Samuel Johnson and filed under "friendship" in QuoteLineage. The selection is ordered by stored importance and quality scores, not citation counts. A topic label describes how an entry is catalogued; it does not establish the theme's importance in the author's work.
Attributed to Samuel Johnson, entry #120300: "No man is much pleased with a companion, who does not increase, in some respect, his fondness for himself."
Attributed to Samuel Johnson, entry #161395: "ESSAY — A loose sally of the mind; an irregular indigested piece; not a regular and orderly composition."
10 Quotes by Samuel Johnson on Friendship
"No man is much pleased with a companion, who does not increase, in some respect, his fondness for himself."
"ESSAY — A loose sally of the mind; an irregular indigested piece; not a regular and orderly composition."
"OATS — A grain which in England is generally given to horses, but in Scotland supports the people."
"There can be no friendship without confidence, and no confidence without integrity."
"To let friendship die away by negligence and silence, is certainly not wise. It is voluntarily to throw away one of the greatest comforts of this weary pilgrimage."
"I am a great friend to public amusements; for they keep people from vice."
"If a man does not make new acquaintance as he advances through life, he will soon find himself left alone. A man, Sir, should keep his friendship in a constant repair."
"He was so generally civil that nobody thanked him for it."
"The endearing elegance of female friendship."
"Always, Sir, set a high value on spontaneous kindness. He whose inclination prompts him to cultivate your friendship of his own accord, will love you more than one whom you have been at pains to attach to you."