Almost every man wastes part of his life attempting to display qualities which he does not possess.
SAMUEL JOHNSONIt is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier to be sometimes cheated than not to trust.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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If you are idle, be not solitary; if you are solitary be not idle.
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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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Grief is a species of idleness.
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When there is no hope, there can be no endeavor.
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From thee, great God, we spring, to thee we tend,- Path, motive, guide, original, and end.
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Every man is rich or poor according to the proportion between his desires and his enjoyments.
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The superiority of some men is merely local. They are great because their associates are little.
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Shame arises from the fear of men, conscience from the fear of God.
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The next best thing to knowing something is knowing where to find it.
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You can never be wise unless you love reading.
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People need to be reminded more often than they need to be instructed.
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It very seldom happens to a man that his business is his pleasure.
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What we hope ever to do with ease, we must learn first to do with diligence.
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When a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.
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He who waits to do a great deal of good at once will never do anything.
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