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.
SAMUEL JOHNSON
No man was ever great by imitation.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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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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Whoever thinks of going to bed before twelve o’clock is a scoundrel.
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When once the forms of civility are violated, there remains little hope of return to kindness or decency.
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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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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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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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Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome.
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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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Each person’s work is always a portrait of himself.
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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 horse that can count to ten is a remarkable horse, not a remarkable mathematician.
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When any calamity is suffered, the first thing to be remembered is, how much has been escaped.
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Books like friends, should be few and well-chosen.
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Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.
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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.
SAMUEL JOHNSON