When a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.
SAMUEL JOHNSONA little knowledge is a dangerous thing – it only hastens fools to rush in where angels fear to tread.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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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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Sorrow is the mere rust of the soul. Activity will cleanse and brighten it.
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Never trust your tongue when your heart is bitter.
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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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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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Slander is the revenge of a coward, and dissimulation of his defense.
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Shame arises from the fear of men, conscience from the fear of God.
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Each person’s work is always a portrait of himself.
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The superiority of some men is merely local. They are great because their associates are little.
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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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Exert your talents, and distinguish yourself, and don’t think of retiring from the world, until the world will be sorry that you retire.
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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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There are two types of knowledge. One is knowing a thing. The other is knowing where to find it.
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A man’s mind grows narrow in a narrow place.
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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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