Curiosity is, in great and generous minds, the first passion and the last.
SAMUEL JOHNSONThe 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.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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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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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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Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.
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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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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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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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Money and time are the heaviest burdens of life, and the unhappiest of all mortals are those who have more of either than they know how to use.
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Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome.
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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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Sir, I have found you an argument; but I am not obliged to find you an understanding.
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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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Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.
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What we hope ever to do with ease, we must learn first to do with diligence.
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To preserve health is a moral and religious duty: for health is the basis of all social virtues; and we can be useful no longer than while we are well.
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