The true art of memory is the art of attention.
SAMUEL JOHNSONMy dear friend, clear your mind of can’t.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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My dear friend, clear your mind of can’t.
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I never desire to converse with a man who has written more than he has read.
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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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Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.
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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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Almost every man wastes part of his life attempting to display qualities which he does not possess.
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Fraud and falsehood only dread examination. Truth invites it.
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Power is gradually stealing away from the many to the few, because the few are more vigilant and consistent.
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The majority have no other reason for their opinions than that they are the fashion.
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What we hope ever to do with ease, we must learn first to do with diligence.
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Grief is a species of idleness.
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Love is the wisdom of the fool and the folly of the wise.
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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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Deviation from Nature is deviation from happiness.
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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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