Deviation from Nature is deviation from happiness.
SAMUEL JOHNSONShame arises from the fear of men, conscience from the fear of God.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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From thee, great God, we spring, to thee we tend,- Path, motive, guide, original, and end.
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Advice is seldom welcome. Those who need it most, like it least.
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Life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties.
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No man was ever great by imitation.
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Exert your talents, and distinguish yourself, and don’t think of retiring from the world, until the world will be sorry that you retire.
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Each person’s work is always a portrait of himself.
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The Irish are a fair people: They never speak well of one another.
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Language is the dress of thought; every time you talk your mind is on parade.
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Money and time are the heaviest burdens of life, and the unhappiest of all mortals are those who have more of either than they know how to use.
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When once the forms of civility are violated, there remains little hope of return to kindness or decency.
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None but a fool worries about things he cannot influence.
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My dear friend, clear your mind of can’t.
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It is better to live rich than to die rich.
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A wise man will make haste to forgive, because he knows the true value of time, and will not suffer it to pass away in unnecessary pain.
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You can never be wise unless you love reading.
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The majority have no other reason for their opinions than that they are the fashion.
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If a madman were to come into this room with a stick in his hand, no doubt we should pity the state of his mind; but our primary consideration would be to take care of ourselves. We should knock him down first, and pity him afterwards.
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Courage is reckoned the greatest of all virtues; because, unless a man has that virtue, he has no security for preserving any other.
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When any calamity is suffered, the first thing to be remembered is, how much has been escaped.
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There are two types of knowledge. One is knowing a thing. The other is knowing where to find it.
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Love is the wisdom of the fool and the folly of the wise.
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The wise man applauds he who he thinks most virtuous; the rest of the world applauds the wealthy.
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Pride is a vice, which pride itself inclines every man to find in others, and to overlook in himself.
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Power is not sufficient evidence of truth.
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A man who both spends and saves money is the happiest man, because he has both enjoyments.
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The really happy woman is the one who can enjoy the scenery when she has to take a detour. Happiness is not a state to arrive at, but rather a manner of traveling.
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