A decent provision for the poor is the true test of civilization.
SAMUEL JOHNSONThere are two types of knowledge. One is knowing a thing. The other is knowing where to find it.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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Our aspirations are our possibilities.
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Language is the dress of thought; every time you talk your mind is on parade.
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The superiority of some men is merely local. They are great because their associates are little.
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When there is no hope, there can be no endeavor.
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I never desire to converse with a man who has written more than he has read.
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Whoever thinks of going to bed before twelve o’clock is a scoundrel.
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Prejudice, not being founded on reason, cannot be removed by argument.
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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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Fraud and falsehood only dread examination. Truth invites it.
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Each person’s work is always a portrait of himself.
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If your determination is fixed, I do not counsel you to despair. Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance.
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Power is gradually stealing away from the many to the few, because the few are more vigilant and consistent.
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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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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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Shame arises from the fear of men, conscience from the fear of God.
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