A wise man will make haste to forgive, because he knows the true value of time, and will not suffer it to pass away in unnecessary pain.
SAMUEL JOHNSONWhoever thinks of going to bed before twelve o’clock is a scoundrel.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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From thee, great God, we spring, to thee we tend,- Path, motive, guide, original, and end.
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The misery of man proceeds not from any single crush of overwhelming evil, but from small vexations continually repeated.
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Never trust your tongue when your heart is bitter.
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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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It is better to live rich than to die rich.
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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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What is easy is seldom excellent.
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It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives.
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Almost every man wastes part of his life attempting to display qualities which he does not possess.
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Ignorance, when it is voluntary, is criminal; and he may be properly charged with evil who refused to learn how he might prevent it.
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The really happy woman is the one who can enjoy the scenery when she has to take a detour. Happiness is not a state to arrive at, but rather a manner of traveling.
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People need to be reminded more often than they need to be instructed.
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Pride is a vice, which pride itself inclines every man to find in others, and to overlook in himself.
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No man was ever great by imitation.
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A horse that can count to ten is a remarkable horse, not a remarkable mathematician.
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Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful.
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How small of all that human hearts endure, That part which laws or kings can cause or cure.
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What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure.
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It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier to be sometimes cheated than not to trust.
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Life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties, passing from one step of success to another, forming new wishes and seeing them gratified.
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He who has so little knowledge of human nature as to seek happiness by changing anything but his own disposition will waste his life in fruitless efforts.
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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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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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My dear friend, clear your mind of can’t.
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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 any calamity is suffered, the first thing to be remembered is, how much has been escaped.
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