There must always be a struggle between a father and son, while one aims at power and the other at independence.
SAMUEL JOHNSONIf 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.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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Money and time are the heaviest burdens of life, and the unhappiest of all mortals are those who have more of either than they know how to use.
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If you are idle, be not solitary; if you are solitary be not idle.
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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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No man was ever great by imitation.
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Prejudice, not being founded on reason, cannot be removed by argument.
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Slander is the revenge of a coward, and dissimulation of his defense.
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Fraud and falsehood only dread examination. Truth invites 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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From thee, great God, we spring, to thee we tend,- Path, motive, guide, original, and end.
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Sir, I have found you an argument; but I am not obliged to find you an understanding.
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Curiosity is, in great and generous minds, the first passion and the last.
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No government power can be abused long. Mankind will not bear it…. There is a remedy in human nature against tyranny, that will keep us safe under every form of government.
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A decent provision for the poor is the true test of civilization.
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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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