Ignorance, when it is voluntary, is criminal; and he may be properly charged with evil who refused to learn how he might prevent it.
SAMUEL JOHNSONBooks like friends, should be few and well-chosen.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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People need to be reminded more often than they need to be instructed.
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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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No man was ever great by imitation.
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Prejudice, not being founded on reason, cannot be removed by argument.
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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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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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It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives.
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From thee, great God, we spring, to thee we tend,- Path, motive, guide, original, and end.
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When once the forms of civility are violated, there remains little hope of return to kindness or decency.
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Whatever enlarges hope will also exalt courage.
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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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You hesitate to stab me with a word, and know not – silence is the sharper sword.
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Men more frequently require to be reminded than informed.
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What is easy is seldom excellent.
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