The Irish are a fair people: They never speak well of one another.
SAMUEL JOHNSONA man’s mind grows narrow in a narrow place.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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Life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties.
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A man is in general better pleased when he has a good dinner upon his table, than when his wife talks Greek.
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Whoever thinks of going to bed before twelve o’clock is a scoundrel.
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Never trust your tongue when your heart is bitter.
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Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful.
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You can never be wise unless you love reading.
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When there is no hope, there can be no endeavor.
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Men more frequently require to be reminded than informed.
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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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Grief is a species of idleness.
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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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You hesitate to stab me with a word, and know not – silence is the sharper sword.
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Every man is rich or poor according to the proportion between his desires and his enjoyments.
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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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Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.
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