Samuel Johnson: Citáty anglicky (strana 3)

September 20, 1777, p. 356
Life of Samuel Johnson (1791), Vol III
Zdroj: The Life of Samuel Johnson LL.D. Vol 3

No. 103 (12 March 1751)
Varianta: Curiosity is one of the permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous mind.
Zdroj: The Rambler (1750–1752)

"Many people believe Samuel Johnson said it, but no one seems to have found it anywhere in his works or letters, or, for that matter any of the biographies of him by his contemporaries. I'm basing that on what's been included in Primary Source Media's CD-ROM of Johnson and Boswell. The CD-ROM includes all of Johnson's writings in the canon, Boswell's Life of Johnson and Tour of the Hebrides, as well as accounts from Hester Thrale, Sir John Hawkins, Fanny Burney, plus O.M. Brack's 'Early Biographies.' In short, practically nothing from the 18th Century has been left out. In addition, I've also consulted 'The Beauties of Johnson,' an 18th Century collection of Johnson quotations."
“Your manuscript is both good and original. …” http://www.samueljohnson.com/goodorig.html at The Samuel Johnson Sound Bite Page http://www.samueljohnson.com/ Retrieved 2013-07-07
Misattributed

April 7, 1775, p. 253
Boswell's full mention of this statement reads:
:Patriotism having become one of our topicks, Johnson suddenly uttered, in a strong determined tone, an apophthegm, at which many will start: "Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel." But let it be considered, that he did not mean a real and generous love of our country, but that pretended patriotism which so many, in all ages and countries, have made a cloak of self-interest.
Life of Samuel Johnson (1791), Vol II

Quoted in the "Apophthegms, Sentiments, Opinions and Occasional Reflections" of Sir John Hawkins (1787-1789) in Johnsonian Miscellanies (1897), vol. II, p. 6, edited by George Birkbeck Hill
Zdroj: Johnsonian Miscellanies - Vol II

Zdroj: The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia (1759), Chapter 12

March 26, 1779
Life of Samuel Johnson (1791), Vol III

Zdroj: The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia (1759), Chapter 41

No. 135 (2 July 1751)
Zdroj: The Rambler (1750–1752)

April 14, 1775
Malone added a footnote indicating this is a "proverbial sentence", quoting an earlier 1651 source. At least two other sources appear prior to Johnson. John Ray, in 1670, cited as a proverb, "Hell is paved with good intentions." Even earlier than that, it has been attributed to Saint Bernard of Clairvaux (1091-1153), as "Hell is full of good intentions or desires."
[alt.quotations, Earlier Attributions, Wilson, Robert, UseNet, 2009-01-06]
Note that "The road to Hell…" is not part of the quotation.
The Samuel Johnson web site suggests this entry is dated 16 April, but it appears to be part of the previous entry.
Samuel Johnson web site http://www.samueljohnson.com/road.html
Life of Samuel Johnson (1791), Vol II
Zdroj: The Life of Samuel Johnson LL.D. Vol 2

April 6, 1775
Life of Samuel Johnson (1791), Vol II
Zdroj: The Life of Samuel Johnson LL.D. Vol 2

Zdroj: The Life Of Samuel Johnson, Vol. 4

April 18, 1775, p. 258
Life of Samuel Johnson (1791), Vol II

Zdroj: The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia (1759), Chapter 6