Deviation from Nature is deviation from happiness.
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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Whoever commits a fraud is guilty not only of the particular injury to him who he deceives, but of the diminution of that confidence which constitutes not only the ease but the existence of society.
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My dear friend, clear your mind of can’t.
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Never trust your tongue when your heart is bitter.
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Books like friends, should be few and well-chosen.
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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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Shame arises from the fear of men, conscience from the fear of God.
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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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Life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties.
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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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You hesitate to stab me with a word, and know not – silence is the sharper sword.
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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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A horse that can count to ten is a remarkable horse, not a remarkable mathematician.
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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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Prejudice, not being founded on reason, cannot be removed by argument.
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