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.
SAMUEL JOHNSONShame arises from the fear of men, conscience from the fear of God.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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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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Curiosity is, in great and generous minds, the first passion and the last.
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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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My dear friend, clear your mind of can’t.
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People need to be reminded more often than they need to be instructed.
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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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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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Women have two weapons – cosmetics and tears
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A man is in general better pleased when he has a good dinner upon his table, than when his wife talks Greek.
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What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure.
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The future is purchased by the present.
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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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If you are idle, be not solitary; if you are solitary be not idle.
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Every man is rich or poor according to the proportion between his desires and his enjoyments.
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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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