Samuel Johnson Power Quotes

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What did Samuel Johnson say about Power?

Samuel Johnson has written many quotes about Power. E.g.,

  • There are few things that we so unwillingly give up, even in advanced age, as the supposition that we still have the power of ingratiating ourselves with the fair sex.
  • He that fails in his endeavors after wealth or power will not long retain either honesty or courage.
  • Few enterprises of great labor or hazard would be undertaken if we had not the power of magnifying the advantages we expect from them.

What are the top most famous Power quotes by Samuel Johnson?

Here are the top most famous quotes about Power by Samuel Johnson.

  • There are few things that we so unwillingly give up, even in advanced age, as the supposition that we still have the power of ingratiating ourselves with the fair sex.
  • He that fails in his endeavors after wealth or power will not long retain either honesty or courage.
  • Few enterprises of great labor or hazard would be undertaken if we had not the power of magnifying the advantages we expect from them.
  • Nature has given women so much power that the law has very wisely given them little.
  • Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.
  • Power is not sufficient evidence of truth.