Samuel Johnson Quotes about Wealth
Wealth is nothing in itself; it is not useful but when it departs from us.
Samuel Johnson (1848). “The Wisdom of the Rambler, Adventurer, and Idler”, p.352
Samuel Johnson, Elizabeth Carter, Samuel Richardson, Catherine Talbot (1825). “The Rambler: A Periodical Paper, Published in 1750, 1751, 1752”, p.329
Alexander Pope, William Lisle Bowles, Samuel Johnson, Alexander Chalmers, Gilbert Wakefield (1806). “The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq. in Verse and Prose: Containing the Principal Notes of Drs. Warburton and Warton: Illustrations, and Critical and Explanatory Remarks, by Johnson, Wakefield, A. Chalmers ... and Others; to which are Added, Now First Published, Some Original Letters, with Additional Observations, and Memoirs of the Life of the Author”, p.293
Life is short. The sooner that a man begins to enjoy his wealth the better.
James Boswell, Samuel Johnson, Edmond Malone (1824). “The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D., Comprehending an Account of His Studies, and Numerous Works, in Chronological Order: A Series of His Epistolary Correspondence and Conversations with Many Eminent Persons; and Various Original Pieces of His Composition, Never Before Published; the Whole Exhibiting a View of Literature and Literary Men in Great Britain, for Near Half a Century During which He Flourished”, p.208
In James Boswell 'The Life of Samuel Johnson' (1791) vol. 3, p. 316 (18 April 1778)
He who would bring home the wealth of the Indies must carry the wealth of the Indies with him.
1778 Remark,17 Apr. Quoted in James Boswell The Life of Samuel Johnson (1791), vol.3.
"Life of Samuel Johnson". Book by James Boswell, 1777.