You hesitate to stab me with a word, and know not – silence is the sharper sword.
SAMUEL JOHNSONLanguage is the dress of thought; every time you talk your mind is on parade.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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Whatever enlarges hope will also exalt courage.
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Sorrow is the mere rust of the soul. Activity will cleanse and brighten it.
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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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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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Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.
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You can never be wise unless you love reading.
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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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Advice is seldom welcome. Those who need it most, like it least.
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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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Books like friends, should be few and well-chosen.
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It very seldom happens to a man that his business is his pleasure.
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Your manuscript is both good and original; but the part that is good is not original, and the part that is original is not good.
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Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome.
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Language is the dress of thought; every time you talk your mind is on parade.
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Grief is a species of idleness.
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