Sir, I have found you an argument; but I am not obliged to find you an understanding.
SAMUEL JOHNSONMoney 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.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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The future is purchased by the present.
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Courage is the greatest of all virtues, because if you haven’t courage, you may not have an opportunity to use any of the others.
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Exert your talents, and distinguish yourself, and don’t think of retiring from the world, until the world will be sorry that you retire.
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You can never be wise unless you love reading.
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A decent provision for the poor is the true test of civilization.
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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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He who waits to do a great deal of good at once will never do anything.
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Deviation from Nature is deviation from happiness.
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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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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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Power is not sufficient evidence of truth.
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My dear friend, clear your mind of can’t.
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Power is gradually stealing away from the many to the few, because the few are more vigilant and consistent.
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Grief is a species of idleness.
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