None but a fool worries about things he cannot influence.
SAMUEL JOHNSONShame arises from the fear of men, conscience from the fear of God.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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What ever the motive for the insult, it is always best to overlook it; for folly doesn’t deserve resentment, and malice is punished by neglect.
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It very seldom happens to a man that his business is his pleasure.
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My dear friend, clear your mind of can’t.
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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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Truth allows no choice.
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Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.
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Power is not sufficient evidence of truth.
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Whatever enlarges hope will also exalt courage.
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What we hope ever to do with ease, we must learn first to do with diligence.
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The true art of memory is the art of attention.
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What is easy is seldom excellent.
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Slander is the revenge of a coward, and dissimulation of his defense.
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Curiosity is, in great and generous minds, the first passion and the last.
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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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The Irish are a fair people: They never speak well of one another.
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