Samuel Johnson Quotes about Appreciation
Praise, like gold and diamonds, owes its value only to its scarcity.
Samuel Johnson, Elizabeth Carter, Samuel Richardson, Catherine Talbot (1825). “The Rambler: A Periodical Paper, Published in 1750, 1751, 1752”, p.235
No man can taste the fruits of autumn while he is delighting his scent with the flowers of spring.
Samuel Johnson (1977). “Selected Poetry and Prose”, p.119, Univ of California Press
The applause of a single human being is of great consequence.
Samuel Johnson (1798). “Dr. Johnson's Table Talk: Containing Aphorisms on Literature, Life, and Manners; with Anecdotes of Distinguished Persons, Selected and Arranged from Dr. Boswell's Life of Johnson”, p.91