The majority have no other reason for their opinions than that they are the fashion.
SAMUEL JOHNSON
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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The majority have no other reason for their opinions than that they are the fashion.
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Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.
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It is better to live rich than to die rich.
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The Irish are a fair people: They never speak well of one another.
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Love is the wisdom of the fool and the folly of the wise.
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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 a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.
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Prejudice, not being founded on reason, cannot be removed by argument.
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Whatever enlarges hope will also exalt courage.
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There are two types of knowledge. One is knowing a thing. The other is knowing where to find it.
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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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Whoever thinks of going to bed before twelve o’clock is a scoundrel.
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None but a fool worries about things he cannot influence.
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Life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties, passing from one step of success to another, forming new wishes and seeing them gratified.
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Almost every man wastes part of his life attempting to display qualities which he does not possess.
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The really happy woman is the one who can enjoy the scenery when she has to take a detour. Happiness is not a state to arrive at, but rather a manner of traveling.
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