From thee, great God, we spring, to thee we tend,- Path, motive, guide, original, and end.
SAMUEL JOHNSONIt is better to live rich than to die rich.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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A decent provision for the poor is the true test of civilization.
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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 superiority of some men is merely local. They are great because their associates are little.
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The misery of man proceeds not from any single crush of overwhelming evil, but from small vexations continually repeated.
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Every man is rich or poor according to the proportion between his desires and his enjoyments.
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Our aspirations are our possibilities.
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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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Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.
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Ignorance, when it is voluntary, is criminal; and he may be properly charged with evil who refused to learn how he might prevent it.
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Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome.
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Love is the wisdom of the fool and the folly of the wise.
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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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It very seldom happens to a man that his business is his pleasure.
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A man’s mind grows narrow in a narrow place.
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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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