A man who uses a great many words to express his meaning is like a bad marksman who, instead of aiming a single stone at an object, takes up a handful and throws at it in hopes he may hit.
SAMUEL JOHNSONShame arises from the fear of men, conscience from the fear of God.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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If your determination is fixed, I do not counsel you to despair. Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance.
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A man who both spends and saves money is the happiest man, because he has both enjoyments.
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Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.
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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.
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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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Your manuscript is both good and original; but the part that is good is not original, and the part that is original is not good.
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The superiority of some men is merely local. They are great because their associates are little.
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Books like friends, should be few and well-chosen.
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The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.
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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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What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure.
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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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Women have two weapons – cosmetics and tears
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It very seldom happens to a man that his business is his pleasure.
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