Power is gradually stealing away from the many to the few, because the few are more vigilant and consistent.
SAMUEL JOHNSONA 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.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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There must always be a struggle between a father and son, while one aims at power and the other at independence.
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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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My dear friend, clear your mind of can’t.
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None but a fool worries about things he cannot influence.
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When once the forms of civility are violated, there remains little hope of return to kindness or decency.
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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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The next best thing to knowing something is knowing where to find it.
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Men more frequently require to be reminded than informed.
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Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.
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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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A man’s mind grows narrow in a narrow place.
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It is better to live rich than to die rich.
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Prejudice, not being founded on reason, cannot be removed by argument.
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He who waits to do a great deal of good at once will never do anything.
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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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