A name…is one of the few things which cannot be bought. It is the free gift of mankind, which must be deserved before it will be granted.


in The Idler no. 12 (1 July 1758)

Samuel Johnson Quotes

A name…is one of the few things which cannot be bought. It is the free gift of mankind, which must be deserved before it will be granted.

A name…is one of the few things which cannot be bought. It is the free gift of mankind, which must be deserved before it will be granted.

A name…is one of the few things which cannot be bought. It is the free gift of mankind, which must be deserved before it will be granted.

A name…is one of the few things which cannot be bought. It is the free gift of mankind, which must be deserved before it will be granted.