None but a fool worries about things he cannot influence.
SAMUEL JOHNSONPride is a vice, which pride itself inclines every man to find in others, and to overlook in himself.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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A wise man will make haste to forgive, because he knows the true value of time, and will not suffer it to pass away in unnecessary pain.
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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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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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Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.
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My dear friend, clear your mind of can’t.
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The Irish are a fair people: They never speak well of one another.
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Whoever thinks of going to bed before twelve o’clock is a scoundrel.
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What we hope ever to do with ease, we must learn first to do with diligence.
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What is easy is seldom excellent.
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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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The majority have no other reason for their opinions than that they are the fashion.
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How small of all that human hearts endure, That part which laws or kings can cause or cure.
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He who waits to do a great deal of good at once will never do anything.
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It is better to live rich than to die rich.
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Men more frequently require to be reminded than informed.
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