It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives.
SAMUEL JOHNSONWhat we hope ever to do with ease, we must learn first to do with diligence.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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From thee, great God, we spring, to thee we tend,- Path, motive, guide, original, and end.
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Courage is reckoned the greatest of all virtues; because, unless a man has that virtue, he has no security for preserving any other.
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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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Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.
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The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.
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Our aspirations are our possibilities.
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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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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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The really happy woman is the one who can enjoy the scenery when she has to take a detour. Happiness is not a state to arrive at, but rather a manner of traveling.
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Women have two weapons – cosmetics and tears
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A horse that can count to ten is a remarkable horse, not a remarkable mathematician.
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The future is purchased by the present.
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No man was ever great by imitation.
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A wise man will make haste to forgive, because he knows the true value of time, and will not suffer it to pass away in unnecessary pain.
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What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure.
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