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The wise man applauds he who he thinks most virtuous; the rest of the world applauds the wealthy.

Samuel Johnson

Sir, I have found you an argument; but I am not obliged to find you an understanding.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Argument Myself Understand Yourself
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.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Happiness heavy Life Money Mortal Time
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.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Goodness Original Poet Writing Yourself
The superiority of some men is merely local. They are great because their associates are little.
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Associate Greatness Local Man Position
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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Abuse Government Human Nature Power Safety
Almost every man wastes part of his life attempting to display qualities which he does not possess.
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Attempt Himself Life Man Possession Waste
What is easy is seldom excellent.
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Easy Excellence One Liner
He who has so little knowledge of human nature as to seek happiness by changing anything but his own disposition will waste his life in fruitless efforts.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Change Effort Happiness Himself Human Knowledge Life Nature Seek Wasted Time
Books like friends, should be few and well-chosen.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Books Choice Friendship
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.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Best Deserve Ignorance Insult Motivational Punishment
Exert your talents, and distinguish yourself, and don’t think of retiring from the world, until the world will be sorry that you retire.
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Retirement Sorry Talent Thinking World Yourself
It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Death Himself Live Man
A man is in general better pleased when he has a good dinner upon his table, than when his wife talks Greek.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Better Goodness Man Talk Wife
If a madman were to come into this room with a stick in his hand, no doubt we should pity the state of his mind; but our primary consideration would be to take care of ourselves. We should knock him down first, and pity him afterwards.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Care Hands Mad Man Ourselves Pity Room
A horse that can count to ten is a remarkable horse, not a remarkable mathematician.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Animal Home Mathematics
It very seldom happens to a man that his business is his pleasure.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Business Happiness Himself Man

The wise man applauds he who he thinks most virtuous; the rest of the world applauds the wealthy.

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