You hesitate to stab me with a word, and know not – silence is the sharper sword.
SAMUEL JOHNSONLiberty is, to the lowest rank of every nation, little more than the choice of working or starving.
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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Power is gradually stealing away from the many to the few, because the few are more vigilant and consistent.
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Grief is a species of idleness.
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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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A horse that can count to ten is a remarkable horse, not a remarkable mathematician.
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Love is the wisdom of the fool and the folly of the wise.
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If a madman were to come into this room with a stick in his hand, no doubt we should pity the state of his mind; but our primary consideration would be to take care of ourselves. We should knock him down first, and pity him afterwards.
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You can never be wise unless you love reading.
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Power is not sufficient evidence of truth.
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All travel has its advantages. If the passenger visits better countries, he may learn to improve his own. And if fortune carries him to worse, he may learn to enjoy it.
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Almost every man wastes part of his life attempting to display qualities which he does not possess.
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The true art of memory is the art of attention.
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The next best thing to knowing something is knowing where to find it.
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There must always be a struggle between a father and son, while one aims at power and the other at independence.
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The majority have no other reason for their opinions than that they are the fashion.
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