The next best thing to knowing something is knowing where to find it.
SAMUEL JOHNSONFrom thee, great God, we spring, to thee we tend,- Path, motive, guide, original, and end.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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I never desire to converse with a man who has written more than he has read.
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The true art of memory is the art of attention.
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Grief is a species of idleness.
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Fraud and falsehood only dread examination. Truth invites it.
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Power is not sufficient evidence of truth.
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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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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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Shame arises from the fear of men, conscience from the fear of God.
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People need to be reminded more often than they need to be instructed.
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Truth allows no choice.
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From thee, great God, we spring, to thee we tend,- Path, motive, guide, original, and end.
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No man will be a sailor who has contrivance enough to get himself into a jail; for being in a ship is being in a jail, with the chance of being drowned. A man in a jail has more room, better food, and commonly better company.
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Women have two weapons – cosmetics and tears
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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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Books like friends, should be few and well-chosen.
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