Almost every man wastes part of his life attempting to display qualities which he does not possess.
SAMUEL JOHNSONThe misery of man proceeds not from any single crush of overwhelming evil, but from small vexations continually repeated.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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Money and time are the heaviest burdens of life, and the unhappiest of all mortals are those who have more of either than they know how to use.
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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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Slander is the revenge of a coward, and dissimulation of his defense.
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A horse that can count to ten is a remarkable horse, not a remarkable mathematician.
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Bachelors have consciences, married men have wives.
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The future is purchased by the present.
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I never desire to converse with a man who has written more than he has read.
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Courage is reckoned the greatest of all virtues; because, unless a man has that virtue, he has no security for preserving any other.
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Women have two weapons – cosmetics and tears
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Men more frequently require to be reminded than informed.
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He who waits to do a great deal of good at once will never do anything.
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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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From thee, great God, we spring, to thee we tend,- Path, motive, guide, original, and end.
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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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No man was ever great by imitation.
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