Life admits not of delays; when pleasure can be had, it is fit to catch it. Every hour takes away part of the things that please us, and perhaps part of our disposition to be pleased.

Samuel Johnson

Quoted in Letters of Samuel Johnson, by James Boswell

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Seizing opportunities Opportunities

Speaker

Samuel Johnson

Author

James Boswell

Source

Letters of Samuel Johnson

Medium

Letter

Genre

Biography

Language

English

Time

1777 1770s 18th century

Occupation

Writer

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Original Citation

Johnson, Samuel. Letter to James Boswell. 1 Sept. 1777.

Current Citation

Johnson, Samuel. Quoted in The Life of Samuel Johnson, written by James Boswell, edited by David Womersley. Penguin Classics, 2008.

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Another quote by James Boswell

Claret is the liquor for the boys; port, for men; but he who aspires to be a hero (smiling) must drink brandy.

Samuel Johnson

Quoted in The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D, by James Boswell

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Alcohol Drinking
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Samuel Johnson

Author

James Boswell
Source
The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D
Genre
Biography
Language
English
Time
1779 1770s 18th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Johnson, Samuel. Quoted in journal entry, written by James Boswell. 7 Apr. 1779.

Current Citation

Johnson, Samuel. Quoted in The Life of Samuel Johnson, written by James Boswell, edited by David Womersley. Penguin Classics, 2008.

Another quote from the 1770s

The happiness of society is the end of government.

John Adams

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Topic
Purpose of government Political theory Politics

Author

John Adams
Source
Thoughts on Government, Applicable to the Present State of the American Colonies
Medium
Pamphlet
Genre
Political literature
Language
English
Time
1776 1770s 18th century
Era
American Revolutionary Period
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Original Citation

Adams, John. Thoughts on Government, Applicable to the Present State of the American Colonies. Philadelphia: John Dunlap, 1776.

Current Citation

Adams, John. "Thoughts on Government, Applicable to the Present State of the American Colonies, April 1776." John Adams: Revolutionary Writings 1775-1783, edited by Gordon S. Wood. Library of America, 2011.

Another quote from 1777

It is not a field of a few acres of ground, but a cause, that we are defending, and whether we defeat the enemy in one battle, or by degrees, the consequences will be the same.

Thomas Paine

The American Crisis

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American Revolution

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Thomas Paine
Source
The American Crisis
Genre
Political literature
Language
English
Time
1777 1770s 18th century
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Original Citation

Paine, Thomas. The American Crisis: Number 4. Philadelphia: Styner and Cist, 1777.

Current Citation

Paine, Thomas. "The American Crisis, Number IV, September 12, 1777." Common Sense, The Crisis, & Other Writings from the American Revolution. Library of America, 2015.