From thee, great God, we spring, to thee we tend,- Path, motive, guide, original, and end.
SAMUEL JOHNSONHow small of all that human hearts endure, That part which laws or kings can cause or cure.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier to be sometimes cheated than not to trust.
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Never trust your tongue when your heart is bitter.
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Sir, I have found you an argument; but I am not obliged to find you an understanding.
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Pride is a vice, which pride itself inclines every man to find in others, and to overlook in himself.
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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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Power is not sufficient evidence of truth.
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Women have two weapons – cosmetics and tears
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The Irish are a fair people: They never speak well of one another.
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It is better to live rich than to die rich.
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Truth allows no choice.
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Whatever enlarges hope will also exalt courage.
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All travel has its advantages. If the passenger visits better countries, he may learn to improve his own. And if fortune carries him to worse, he may learn to enjoy it.
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The next best thing to knowing something is knowing where to find it.
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A man who both spends and saves money is the happiest man, because he has both enjoyments.
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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.
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