There are two types of knowledge. One is knowing a thing. The other is knowing where to find it.
SAMUEL JOHNSONA contempt of the monuments and the wisdom of the past, may be justly reckoned one of the reigning follies of these days, to which pride and idleness have equally contributed.
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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Liberty is, to the lowest rank of every nation, little more than the choice of working or starving.
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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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No man will be a sailor who has contrivance enough to get himself into a jail; for being in a ship is being in a jail, with the chance of being drowned. A man in a jail has more room, better food, and commonly better company.
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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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Men more frequently require to be reminded than informed.
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A man who uses a great many words to express his meaning is like a bad marksman who, instead of aiming a single stone at an object, takes up a handful and throws at it in hopes he may hit.
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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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When any calamity is suffered, the first thing to be remembered is, how much has been escaped.
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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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He who waits to do a great deal of good at once will never do anything.
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Our aspirations are our possibilities.
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Women have two weapons – cosmetics and tears
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Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome.
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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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