Quote of the Day
Authors Categories Blog Quote Maker Videos
 

Samuel Johnson Quotes: Money and time are the heaviest burdens of life, and... the unhappiest of all mortals are those who have more of either than they know how to use.
         

Money and time are the heaviest burdens of life, and... the unhappiest of all mortals are those who have more of either than they know how to use.


Samuel Johnson
Check all other quotes by Samuel Johnson

Want to display this quote image on your website or blog? Simply copy and paste the below code on your website/blog.

Embed:

Format of this image is jpg. The width and height of image are 1200 and 630, repectively. This image is available for free to download.





Money and time are the heaviest burdens of life, and... the unhappiest of all mortals are those who have more of either than they know how to use.
         



Citation

Use the citation below to add this quote to your bibliography:


Styles:

×

MLA Style Citation


"Samuel Johnson Quotes." Quoteslyfe.com, 2024. Thu. 28 Mar. 2024. <https://www.quoteslyfe.com/quote/Money-and-time-are-the-heaviest-burdens-321811>.




Tags



Check out


Other quotes of Samuel Johnson


Cucumber should be well sliced, dressed with pepper and vinegar, and then thrown out.

Cucumber should be well sliced, dressed with pepper and vinegar, and then thrown out.



The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.

The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.



Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.

Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.



Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.

Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.



When a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.

When a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.



Classical quotation is the parole of literary men all over the world.

Classical quotation is the parole of literary men all over the world.



A man who uses a great many words to express his meaning is like a bad marksman who, instead of aiming a single stone at an object, takes up a handful and throws at it in hopes he may hit.

A man who uses a great many words to express his meaning is like a bad marksman who, instead of aiming a single stone at an object, takes up a handful and throws at it in hopes he may hit.



There are minds so impatient of inferiority that their gratitude is a species of revenge, and they return benefits, not because recompense is a pleasure, but because obligation is a pain.

There are minds so impatient of inferiority that their gratitude is a species of revenge, and they return benefits, not because recompense is a pleasure, but because obligation is a pain.



When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.

When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.



He who has so little knowledge of human nature as to seek happiness by changing anything but his own disposition will waste his life in fruitless efforts.

He who has so little knowledge of human nature as to seek happiness by changing anything but his own disposition will waste his life in fruitless efforts.





Other quotes you may like


Takes a lot of tries before you hit perfection." He paused to reconsider that. "Well, except for my parents. They got it on the first try." (Adrian)

Takes a lot of tries before you hit perfection." He paused to reconsider that. "Well, except for my parents. They got it on the first try." (Adrian)



In appearance, the worldly life looks attractive, but once you enter into it, you can never become free.

In appearance, the worldly life looks attractive, but once you enter into it, you can never become free.



Jake's in trouble.'Luca rolled his eyes. 'What now?''He's gone off somewhere, I think I know where, and I don't think it's good.''Cant that boy ever stay in and watch telly like the rest of us?

Jake's in trouble.'Luca rolled his eyes. 'What now?''He's gone off somewhere, I think I know where, and I don't think it's good.''Cant that boy ever stay in and watch telly like the rest of us?



The balance message is that churches are to teach people the miracle workers themselves.

The balance message is that churches are to teach people the miracle workers themselves.



If you repeat something enough times, you will learn it. That's how it works!

If you repeat something enough times, you will learn it. That's how it works!



The urge to jump into his arms and feel the warmth of them surrounding me is so powerful, I wonder if it's medically possible to be addicted to another human being.

The urge to jump into his arms and feel the warmth of them surrounding me is so powerful, I wonder if it's medically possible to be addicted to another human being.



[The Americans] believe in the idea that a child shouldn't be consigned to poverty just because of circumstances of their birth.

[The Americans] believe in the idea that a child shouldn't be consigned to poverty just because of circumstances of their birth.



To your care and recommendation am I indebted for having replaced a half-blind mathematician with a mathematician with both eyes, which will especially please the anatomical members of my Academy.

To your care and recommendation am I indebted for having replaced a half-blind mathematician with a mathematician with both eyes, which will especially please the anatomical members of my Academy.



This is a very serious matter, because it is our children who are the prize for this community, they are specifically targeting our children.

This is a very serious matter, because it is our children who are the prize for this community, they are specifically targeting our children.



I look forward without dogmatic optimism but without dread.

I look forward without dogmatic optimism but without dread.




Quote Description


This page presents the quote "Money and time are the heaviest burdens of life, and... the unhappiest of all mortals are those who have more of either than they know how to use.". Author of this quote is Samuel Johnson. This quote is about life, time,.