A man’s mind grows narrow in a narrow place.
SAMUEL JOHNSONWhat is easy is seldom excellent.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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None but a fool worries about things he cannot influence.
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Curiosity is, in great and generous minds, the first passion and the last.
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Sorrow is the mere rust of the soul. Activity will cleanse and brighten it.
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A contempt of the monuments and the wisdom of the past, may be justly reckoned one of the reigning follies of these days, to which pride and idleness have equally contributed.
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What ever the motive for the insult, it is always best to overlook it; for folly doesn’t deserve resentment, and malice is punished by neglect.
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It very seldom happens to a man that his business is his pleasure.
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Books like friends, should be few and well-chosen.
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Never trust your tongue when your heart is bitter.
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Prejudice, not being founded on reason, cannot be removed by argument.
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You can never be wise unless you love reading.
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Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.
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Ignorance, when it is voluntary, is criminal; and he may be properly charged with evil who refused to learn how he might prevent it.
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Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.
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Advice is seldom welcome. Those who need it most, like it least.
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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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