Almost every man wastes part of his life attempting to display qualities which he does not possess.
SAMUEL JOHNSONThe true art of memory is the art of attention.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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Our aspirations are our possibilities.
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Ignorance, when it is voluntary, is criminal; and he may be properly charged with evil who refused to learn how he might prevent it.
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The superiority of some men is merely local. They are great because their associates are little.
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There must always be a struggle between a father and son, while one aims at power and the other at independence.
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The true art of memory is the art of attention.
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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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A little knowledge is a dangerous thing – it only hastens fools to rush in where angels fear to tread.
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It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier to be sometimes cheated than not to trust.
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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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There are two types of knowledge. One is knowing a thing. The other is knowing where to find it.
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My dear friend, clear your mind of can’t.
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Fraud and falsehood only dread examination. Truth invites it.
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A man who uses a great many words to express his meaning is like a bad marksman who, instead of aiming a single stone at an object, takes up a handful and throws at it in hopes he may hit.
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Slander is the revenge of a coward, and dissimulation of his defense.
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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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