Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.
SAMUEL JOHNSONSlander is the revenge of a coward, and dissimulation of his defense.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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The next best thing to knowing something is knowing where to find it.
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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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Whatever enlarges hope will also exalt courage.
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Slander is the revenge of a coward, and dissimulation of his defense.
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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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Pride is a vice, which pride itself inclines every man to find in others, and to overlook in himself.
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A horse that can count to ten is a remarkable horse, not a remarkable mathematician.
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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.
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Whoever thinks of going to bed before twelve o’clock is a scoundrel.
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Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.
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A decent provision for the poor is the true test of civilization.
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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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None but a fool worries about things he cannot influence.
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It very seldom happens to a man that his business is his pleasure.
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You can never be wise unless you love reading.
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