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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A little knowledge is a dangerous thing – it only hastens fools to rush in where angels fear to tread.
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Sorrow is the mere rust of the soul. Activity will cleanse and brighten it.
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Slander is the revenge of a coward, and dissimulation of his defense.
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If a madman were to come into this room with a stick in his hand, no doubt we should pity the state of his mind; but our primary consideration would be to take care of ourselves. We should knock him down first, and pity him afterwards.
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Advice is seldom welcome. Those who need it most, like it least.
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Grief is a species of idleness.
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My dear friend, clear your mind of can’t.
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None but a fool worries about things he cannot influence.
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Language is the dress of thought; every time you talk your mind is on parade.
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No man was ever great by imitation.
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Shame arises from the fear of men, conscience from the fear of God.
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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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Our aspirations are our possibilities.
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It very seldom happens to a man that his business is his pleasure.
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A man’s mind grows narrow in a narrow place.
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