The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.
SAMUEL JOHNSONThe true art of memory is the art of attention.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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How small of all that human hearts endure, That part which laws or kings can cause or cure.
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A decent provision for the poor is the true test of civilization.
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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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Our aspirations are our possibilities.
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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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Fraud and falsehood only dread examination. Truth invites it.
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From thee, great God, we spring, to thee we tend,- Path, motive, guide, original, and end.
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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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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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The misery of man proceeds not from any single crush of overwhelming evil, but from small vexations continually repeated.
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Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful.
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The superiority of some men is merely local. They are great because their associates are little.
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What we hope ever to do with ease, we must learn first to do with diligence.
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People need to be reminded more often than they need to be instructed.
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Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.
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