Samuel Johnson
Prudence operates on life in the same manner as rules on composition; it produces vigilance rather than elevation, rather prevents loss than procures advantages; and often escapes miscarriages, but seldom reaches either power or honour. It quenches that ardour of enterprize, by which every thing is done that can claim praise or admiration, and represses that generous temerity which often fails and often succeeds. … [ Read more ]
Content: Quotation | Sources: Global Province, Idler 57 | Subjects: Miscellaneous, Personality / Behavior