Samuel Johnson - Pride is seldom delicate, it will please itself with very...

Pride is seldom delicate, it will please itself with very mean advantages; and envy feels not its own happiness, but when it may be compared with the misery of others

Samuel Johnson

They Said So®

Samuel Johnson Quotes

;

Pride is seldom delicate, it will please itself with very mean advantages; and envy feels not its own happiness, but when it may be compared with the misery of others

Keywords

pride seldom delicate advantages envy feels happiness compared misery

Explore other Authors

Ron Paul

Fred Saberhagen

William Hague

Albert Camus

Margaret Fuller

David Blunkett

Francis Bacon

Heather Graham

Don Cheadle

Heraclitus

Kyra Sedgwick

Jack Vance

If you are using this quote in any webpage , printmedia or any other places please use the following methods to cite this quotation.

MLA Style Citation

"A quote by Samuel Johnson" theysaidso.com, 2024. Apr 18, 2024. https://theysaidso.com/quote/samuel-johnson-pride-is-seldom-delicate-it-will-please-itself-with-very-mean-adv

APA Style Citation

"A quote by Samuel Johnson" (n.d.). theysaidso.com. Retrieved Apr 18, 2024, from theysaidso.com web site : https://theysaidso.com/quote/samuel-johnson-pride-is-seldom-delicate-it-will-please-itself-with-very-mean-adv

Chicago Style Citation

"A quote by Samuel Johnson". theysaidso.com, 2024. https://theysaidso.com/quote/samuel-johnson-pride-is-seldom-delicate-it-will-please-itself-with-very-mean-adv , accessed Apr 18, 2024.

Comments

Authentication required

You must log in to post a comment.

There are no comments yet.