Samuel Johnson Quotes About Horses

• A horse that can count to ten is a remarkable horse, not a remarkable mathematician.

  Samuel Johnson

  Horse, Animal, Mathematician

• A fly, Sir, may sting a stately horse and make him wince; but, one is but an insect, and the other is a horse still.

  Samuel Johnson

  Horse, Pet, Criticism

  In James Boswell 'The Life of Samuel Johnson' (1791) vol. 1, p. 263, n. 3 (1754)

• Oats. A grain, which in England is generally given to horses, but in Scotland supports the people.

  Samuel Johnson

  Horse, Food, Oats

  A Dictionary of the English Language (1755)

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