When once the forms of civility are violated, there remains little hope of return to kindness or decency.
SAMUEL JOHNSONWhen a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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Prejudice, not being founded on reason, cannot be removed by argument.
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Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.
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Women have two weapons – cosmetics and tears
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Fraud and falsehood only dread examination. Truth invites it.
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He who waits to do a great deal of good at once will never do anything.
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Every man is rich or poor according to the proportion between his desires and his enjoyments.
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Slander is the revenge of a coward, and dissimulation of his defense.
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The future is purchased by the present.
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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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Advice is seldom welcome. Those who need it most, like it least.
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What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure.
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He who has so little knowledge of human nature as to seek happiness by changing anything but his own disposition will waste his life in fruitless efforts.
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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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How small of all that human hearts endure, That part which laws or kings can cause or cure.
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Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.
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