A man’s mind grows narrow in a narrow place.
SAMUEL JOHNSONWhat is written without effort is in general read without pleasure.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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A horse that can count to ten is a remarkable horse, not a remarkable mathematician.
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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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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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Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.
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Our aspirations are our possibilities.
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Courage is reckoned the greatest of all virtues; because, unless a man has that virtue, he has no security for preserving any other.
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Language is the dress of thought; every time you talk your mind is on parade.
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He who waits to do a great deal of good at once will never do anything.
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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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Grief is a species of idleness.
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What is easy is seldom excellent.
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The future is purchased by the present.
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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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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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