What ever the motive for the insult, it is always best to overlook it; for folly doesn’t deserve resentment, and malice is punished by neglect.
SAMUEL JOHNSONSlander is the revenge of a coward, and dissimulation of his defense.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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You hesitate to stab me with a word, and know not – silence is the sharper sword.
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It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives.
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Almost every man wastes part of his life attempting to display qualities which he does not possess.
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Life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties, passing from one step of success to another, forming new wishes and seeing them gratified.
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Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful.
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A little knowledge is a dangerous thing – it only hastens fools to rush in where angels fear to tread.
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You can never be wise unless you love reading.
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None but a fool worries about things he cannot influence.
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No government power can be abused long. Mankind will not bear it…. There is a remedy in human nature against tyranny, that will keep us safe under every form of government.
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Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.
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What we hope ever to do with ease, we must learn first to do with diligence.
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What is easy is seldom excellent.
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There must always be a struggle between a father and son, while one aims at power and the other at independence.
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Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.
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A man is in general better pleased when he has a good dinner upon his table, than when his wife talks Greek.
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