A little knowledge is a dangerous thing – it only hastens fools to rush in where angels fear to tread.
SAMUEL JOHNSONHe who waits to do a great deal of good at once will never do anything.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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If you are idle, be not solitary; if you are solitary be not idle.
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People need to be reminded more often than they need to be instructed.
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Power is not sufficient evidence of truth.
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Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.
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A man is in general better pleased when he has a good dinner upon his table, than when his wife talks Greek.
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Every man is rich or poor according to the proportion between his desires and his enjoyments.
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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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Prejudice, not being founded on reason, cannot be removed by argument.
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What is easy is seldom excellent.
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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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You hesitate to stab me with a word, and know not – silence is the sharper sword.
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Slander is the revenge of a coward, and dissimulation of his defense.
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What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure.
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I never desire to converse with a man who has written more than he has read.
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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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