Courage is reckoned the greatest of all virtues; because, unless a man has that virtue, he has no security for preserving any other.
SAMUEL JOHNSONPower is gradually stealing away from the many to the few, because the few are more vigilant and consistent.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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Sorrow is the mere rust of the soul. Activity will cleanse and brighten it.
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Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.
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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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Never trust your tongue when your heart is bitter.
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People need to be reminded more often than they need to be instructed.
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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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A man who uses a great many words to express his meaning is like a bad marksman who, instead of aiming a single stone at an object, takes up a handful and throws at it in hopes he may hit.
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It very seldom happens to a man that his business is his pleasure.
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Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome.
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Liberty is, to the lowest rank of every nation, little more than the choice of working or starving.
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The misery of man proceeds not from any single crush of overwhelming evil, but from small vexations continually repeated.
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Nature has given women so much power that the law has very wisely given them little.
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Shame arises from the fear of men, conscience from the fear of God.
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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.
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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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