Prejudice, not being founded on reason, cannot be removed by argument.
SAMUEL JOHNSONMen more frequently require to be reminded than informed.
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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My dear friend, clear your mind of can’t.
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You can never be wise unless you love reading.
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Liberty is, to the lowest rank of every nation, little more than the choice of working or starving.
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When there is no hope, there can be no endeavor.
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If you are idle, be not solitary; if you are solitary be not idle.
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It very seldom happens to a man that his business is his pleasure.
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It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier to be sometimes cheated than not to trust.
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When a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.
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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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What is easy is seldom excellent.
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You hesitate to stab me with a word, and know not – silence is the sharper sword.
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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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All travel has its advantages. If the passenger visits better countries, he may learn to improve his own. And if fortune carries him to worse, he may learn to enjoy it.
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Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome.
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