Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.
SAMUEL JOHNSONWhat is written without effort is in general read without pleasure.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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Deviation from Nature is deviation from happiness.
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I never desire to converse with a man who has written more than he has read.
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Nature has given women so much power that the law has very wisely given them little.
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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.
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Life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties.
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When a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.
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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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Pride is a vice, which pride itself inclines every man to find in others, and to overlook in himself.
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The Irish are a fair people: They never speak well of one another.
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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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People need to be reminded more often than they need to be instructed.
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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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What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure.
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Books like friends, should be few and well-chosen.
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Whatever enlarges hope will also exalt courage.
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