Whoever thinks of going to bed before twelve o’clock is a scoundrel.
SAMUEL JOHNSONIf a madman were to come into this room with a stick in his hand, no doubt we should pity the state of his mind; but our primary consideration would be to take care of ourselves. We should knock him down first, and pity him afterwards.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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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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It is better to live rich than to die rich.
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The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.
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Language is the dress of thought; every time you talk your mind is on parade.
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Life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties.
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What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure.
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Curiosity is, in great and generous minds, the first passion and the last.
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Whatever enlarges hope will also exalt courage.
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Money and time are the heaviest burdens of life, and the unhappiest of all mortals are those who have more of either than they know how to use.
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If a madman were to come into this room with a stick in his hand, no doubt we should pity the state of his mind; but our primary consideration would be to take care of ourselves. We should knock him down first, and pity him afterwards.
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To preserve health is a moral and religious duty: for health is the basis of all social virtues; and we can be useful no longer than while we are well.
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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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Shame arises from the fear of men, conscience from the fear of God.
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What is easy is seldom excellent.
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It very seldom happens to a man that his business is his pleasure.
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