A contempt of the monuments and the wisdom of the past, may be justly reckoned one of the reigning follies of these days, to which pride and idleness have equally contributed.
SAMUEL JOHNSONI never desire to converse with a man who has written more than he has read.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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Shame arises from the fear of men, conscience from the fear of God.
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He who waits to do a great deal of good at once will never do anything.
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The future is purchased by the present.
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Prejudice, not being founded on reason, cannot be removed by argument.
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From thee, great God, we spring, to thee we tend,- Path, motive, guide, original, and end.
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The Irish are a fair people: They never speak well of one another.
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Liberty is, to the lowest rank of every nation, little more than the choice of working or starving.
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My dear friend, clear your mind of can’t.
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Sorrow is the mere rust of the soul. Activity will cleanse and brighten it.
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The next best thing to knowing something is knowing where to find it.
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A man is in general better pleased when he has a good dinner upon his table, than when his wife talks Greek.
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None but a fool worries about things he cannot influence.
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Whoever commits a fraud is guilty not only of the particular injury to him who he deceives, but of the diminution of that confidence which constitutes not only the ease but the existence of society.
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Advice is seldom welcome. Those who need it most, like it least.
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It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives.
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