There is, indeed, nothing that so much seduces reason from vigilance, as the thought of passing life with an amiable woman.
Interpretation
The thought of being with a charming partner can distract us from being cautious and rational.
In this quote, Samuel Johnson reflects on how the allure of a pleasant and attractive partner can lead us to let our guard down and perhaps overlook important considerations in life. It suggests that the emotional ties we form can sometimes cloud our judgment, highlighting the powerful impact relationships have on our reasoning and decision-making.
In practice
This quote could be used in a speech about the influence of romantic relationships on decision-making.
To be of no church is dangerous. Religion, of which the rewards are distant, and which is animated only by faith and hope, will glide by degrees out of the mind unless it be invigorated and reimpressed by external ordinances, by stated calls to worship, and the salutary influence of example.
He that reads and grows no wiser seldom suspects his own deficiency, but complains of hard words and obscure sentences, and asks why books are written which cannot be understood.
To let friendship die away by negligence and silence is certainly not wise. It is voluntarily to throw away one of the greatest comforts of the weary pilgrimage.
Fly-fishing may be a very pleasant amusement; but angling or float fishing I can only compare to a stick and a string, with a worm at one end and a fool at the other.
When any anxiety or gloom of the mind takes hold of you, make it a rule not to publish it by complaining; but exert yourselves to hide it, and by endeavoring to hide it you drive it away.
A fishing rod is a stick with a hook at one end and a fool at the other.
...they enjoyed the miracle of loving each other as much at the table as in bed, and they grew to be so happy that even when they were two worn-out old people they kept on blooming like children and playing together like dogs.
A beautiful woman is a picture which drives all beholders nobly mad.
There are very few people who are not ashamed of having been in love when they no longer love each other.
And even though i act crazy I gotta thank the lord that you made meh.
When he spoke, what tender words he used! So softly, that like flakes of feathered snow, They melted as they fell.
tell me how does it feel with my teeth in your heart!
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