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.
SAMUEL JOHNSONNo man was ever great by imitation.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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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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I never desire to converse with a man who has written more than he has read.
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It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives.
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Each person’s work is always a portrait of himself.
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A man is in general better pleased when he has a good dinner upon his table, than when his wife talks Greek.
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Sorrow is the mere rust of the soul. Activity will cleanse and brighten it.
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Your manuscript is both good and original; but the part that is good is not original, and the part that is original is not good.
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The next best thing to knowing something is knowing where to find it.
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My dear friend, clear your mind of can’t.
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Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.
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None but a fool worries about things he cannot influence.
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Liberty is, to the lowest rank of every nation, little more than the choice of working or starving.
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Men who stand in the highest ranks of society seldom hear of their faults; if by any accident an opprobrious clamour reaches their ears, flattery is always at hand to pour in her opiates, to quiet conviction and obtund remorse.
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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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