People need to be reminded more often than they need to be instructed.
SAMUEL JOHNSONShame arises from the fear of men, conscience from the fear of God.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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Advice is seldom welcome. Those who need it most, like it least.
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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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Power is gradually stealing away from the many to the few, because the few are more vigilant and consistent.
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No government power can be abused long. Mankind will not bear it…. There is a remedy in human nature against tyranny, that will keep us safe under every form of government.
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The majority have no other reason for their opinions than that they are the fashion.
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Deviation from Nature is deviation from happiness.
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Curiosity is, in great and generous minds, the first passion and the last.
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You can never be wise unless you love reading.
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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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Whatever enlarges hope will also exalt courage.
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Each person’s work is always a portrait of himself.
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Our aspirations are our possibilities.
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There are two types of knowledge. One is knowing a thing. The other is knowing where to find it.
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A man’s mind grows narrow in a narrow place.
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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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