Famous quotes containing the words johnson and/or wax:
“There are few ways in which a man can be more innocently employed than in getting money.”
—Samuel Johnson (1709–1784)
“We too had many pretty toys when young;
A law indifferent to blame or praise,
To bribe or threat; habits that made old wrong
Melt down, as it were wax in the sun’s rays;
Public opinion ripening for so long
We thought it would outlive all future days.”
—William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)