Sir, I have found you an argument; but I am not obliged to find you an understanding.
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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Shame arises from the fear of men, conscience from the fear of God.
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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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The Irish are a fair people: They never speak well of one another.
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Language is the dress of thought; every time you talk your mind is on parade.
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If you are idle, be not solitary; if you are solitary be not idle.
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If your determination is fixed, I do not counsel you to despair. Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance.
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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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Advice is seldom welcome. Those who need it most, like it least.
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You can never be wise unless you love reading.
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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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A man’s mind grows narrow in a narrow place.
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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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The superiority of some men is merely local. They are great because their associates are little.
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What is easy is seldom excellent.
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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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