When a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.
SAMUEL JOHNSONSorrow is the mere rust of the soul. Activity will cleanse and brighten it.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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Sorrow is the mere rust of the soul. Activity will cleanse and brighten it.
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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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A contempt of the monuments and the wisdom of the past, may be justly reckoned one of the reigning follies of these days, to which pride and idleness have equally contributed.
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Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.
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Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome.
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What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure.
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The future is purchased by the present.
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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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What is easy is seldom excellent.
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Life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties.
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Whoever thinks of going to bed before twelve o’clock is a scoundrel.
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The next best thing to knowing something is knowing where to find it.
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If you are idle, be not solitary; if you are solitary be not idle.
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How small of all that human hearts endure, That part which laws or kings can cause or cure.
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The majority have no other reason for their opinions than that they are the fashion.
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