I never desire to converse with a man who has written more than he has read.
SAMUEL JOHNSONCuriosity is, in great and generous minds, the first passion and the last.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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He who waits to do a great deal of good at once will never do anything.
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If you are idle, be not solitary; if you are solitary be not idle.
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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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No man was ever great by imitation.
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What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure.
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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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Deviation from Nature is deviation from happiness.
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Whoever commits a fraud is guilty not only of the particular injury to him who he deceives, but of the diminution of that confidence which constitutes not only the ease but the existence of society.
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From thee, great God, we spring, to thee we tend,- Path, motive, guide, original, and end.
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The next best thing to knowing something is knowing where to find it.
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Never trust your tongue when your heart is bitter.
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Shame arises from the fear of men, conscience from the fear of God.
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What we hope ever to do with ease, we must learn first to do with diligence.
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No government power can be abused long. Mankind will not bear it…. There is a remedy in human nature against tyranny, that will keep us safe under every form of government.
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Nature has given women so much power that the law has very wisely given them little.
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