It very seldom happens to a man that his business is his pleasure.
SAMUEL JOHNSONLanguage is the dress of thought; every time you talk your mind is on parade.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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Men who stand in the highest ranks of society seldom hear of their faults; if by any accident an opprobrious clamour reaches their ears, flattery is always at hand to pour in her opiates, to quiet conviction and obtund remorse.
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Power is not sufficient evidence of truth.
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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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Courage is the greatest of all virtues, because if you haven’t courage, you may not have an opportunity to use any of the others.
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The future is purchased by the present.
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You can never be wise unless you love reading.
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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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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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No man was ever great by imitation.
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Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.
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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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When once the forms of civility are violated, there remains little hope of return to kindness or decency.
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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.
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When there is no hope, there can be no endeavor.
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A decent provision for the poor is the true test of civilization.
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