Quotes by Samuel Johnson about Chance

Samuel Johnson English author

Being in a ship is being in a jail, with the chance of being drowned.

Quote by Samuel Johnson about chance

Courage is the greatest of all virtues, because if you haven't courage, you may not have an opportunity to use any of the others.

Quote by Samuel Johnson about chance

No man will be a sailor who has contrivance enough to get himself into a jail; for being in a ship is being in a jail, with the chance of being drowned... a man in a jail has more room, better food, and commonly better company.

Quote by Samuel Johnson about chance