A man who both spends and saves money is the happiest man, because he has both enjoyments.
SAMUEL JOHNSONThe Irish are a fair people: They never speak well of one another.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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You can never be wise unless you love reading.
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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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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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When any calamity is suffered, the first thing to be remembered is, how much has been escaped.
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The superiority of some men is merely local. They are great because their associates are little.
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Whoever thinks of going to bed before twelve o’clock is a scoundrel.
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Deviation from Nature is deviation from happiness.
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Fraud and falsehood only dread examination. Truth invites it.
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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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Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.
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Prejudice, not being founded on reason, cannot be removed by argument.
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Power is gradually stealing away from the many to the few, because the few are more vigilant and consistent.
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Never trust your tongue when your heart is bitter.
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It is better to live rich than to die rich.
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Whatever enlarges hope will also exalt courage.
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