Women have two weapons – cosmetics and tears
SAMUEL JOHNSONPrejudice, not being founded on reason, cannot be removed by argument.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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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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The really happy woman is the one who can enjoy the scenery when she has to take a detour. Happiness is not a state to arrive at, but rather a manner of traveling.
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Never trust your tongue when your heart is bitter.
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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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From thee, great God, we spring, to thee we tend,- Path, motive, guide, original, and end.
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My dear friend, clear your mind of can’t.
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No man was ever great by imitation.
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The wise man applauds he who he thinks most virtuous; the rest of the world applauds the wealthy.
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A man who both spends and saves money is the happiest man, because he has both enjoyments.
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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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A horse that can count to ten is a remarkable horse, not a remarkable mathematician.
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A wise man will make haste to forgive, because he knows the true value of time, and will not suffer it to pass away in unnecessary pain.
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Courage is reckoned the greatest of all virtues; because, unless a man has that virtue, he has no security for preserving any other.
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The future is purchased by the present.
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It very seldom happens to a man that his business is his pleasure.
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Slander is the revenge of a coward, and dissimulation of his defense.
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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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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 true art of memory is the art of attention.
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Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.
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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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The majority have no other reason for their opinions than that they are the fashion.
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The Irish are a fair people: They never speak well of one another.
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Sorrow is the mere rust of the soul. Activity will cleanse and brighten it.
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Life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties, passing from one step of success to another, forming new wishes and seeing them gratified.
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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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