A man’s mind grows narrow in a narrow place.
SAMUEL JOHNSONIgnorance, when it is voluntary, is criminal; and he may be properly charged with evil who refused to learn how he might prevent it.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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It is better to live rich than to die rich.
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A man who both spends and saves money is the happiest man, because he has both enjoyments.
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Fraud and falsehood only dread examination. Truth invites it.
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Ignorance, when it is voluntary, is criminal; and he may be properly charged with evil who refused to learn how he might prevent it.
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Books like friends, should be few and well-chosen.
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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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There are two types of knowledge. One is knowing a thing. The other is knowing where to find it.
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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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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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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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The next best thing to knowing something is knowing where to find it.
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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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From thee, great God, we spring, to thee we tend,- Path, motive, guide, original, and end.
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Prejudice, not being founded on reason, cannot be removed by argument.
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Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.
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Never trust your tongue when your heart is bitter.
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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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Sorrow is the mere rust of the soul. Activity will cleanse and brighten it.
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Every man is rich or poor according to the proportion between his desires and his enjoyments.
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Grief is a species of idleness.
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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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It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives.
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The Irish are a fair people: They never speak well of one another.
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To preserve health is a moral and religious duty: for health is the basis of all social virtues; and we can be useful no longer than while we are well.
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