The majority have no other reason for their opinions than that they are the fashion.
SAMUEL JOHNSONNothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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Every man is rich or poor according to the proportion between his desires and his enjoyments.
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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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Nature has given women so much power that the law has very wisely given them little.
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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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A decent provision for the poor is the true test of civilization.
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Fraud and falsehood only dread examination. Truth invites it.
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It very seldom happens to a man that his business is his pleasure.
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A little knowledge is a dangerous thing – it only hastens fools to rush in where angels fear to tread.
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Courage is the greatest of all virtues, because if you haven’t courage, you may not have an opportunity to use any of the others.
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The misery of man proceeds not from any single crush of overwhelming evil, but from small vexations continually repeated.
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Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.
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Each person’s work is always a portrait of himself.
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The next best thing to knowing something is knowing where to find it.
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Truth allows no choice.
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Advice is seldom welcome. Those who need it most, like it least.
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