Power is gradually stealing away from the many to the few, because the few are more vigilant and consistent.
SAMUEL JOHNSONPower is not sufficient evidence of truth.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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When a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.
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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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Curiosity is, in great and generous minds, the first passion and the last.
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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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Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.
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The wise man applauds he who he thinks most virtuous; the rest of the world applauds the wealthy.
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Language is the dress of thought; every time you talk your mind is on parade.
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You can never be wise unless you love reading.
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When any calamity is suffered, the first thing to be remembered is, how much has been escaped.
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The next best thing to knowing something is knowing where to find it.
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Truth allows no choice.
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Grief is a species of idleness.
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Exert your talents, and distinguish yourself, and don’t think of retiring from the world, until the world will be sorry that you retire.
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If you are idle, be not solitary; if you are solitary be not idle.
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A horse that can count to ten is a remarkable horse, not a remarkable mathematician.
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