It very seldom happens to a man that his business is his pleasure.
SAMUEL JOHNSONWhat 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.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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When there is no hope, there can be no endeavor.
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What we hope ever to do with ease, we must learn first to do with diligence.
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From thee, great God, we spring, to thee we tend,- Path, motive, guide, original, and end.
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Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.
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The Irish are a fair people: They never speak well of one another.
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Deviation from Nature is deviation from happiness.
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Each person’s work is always a portrait of himself.
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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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Men more frequently require to be reminded than informed.
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My dear friend, clear your mind of can’t.
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A decent provision for the poor is the true test of civilization.
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Sorrow is the mere rust of the soul. Activity will cleanse and brighten it.
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Bachelors have consciences, married men have wives.
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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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Fraud and falsehood only dread examination. Truth invites it.
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