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.
SAMUEL JOHNSONNever trust your tongue when your heart is bitter.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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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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A horse that can count to ten is a remarkable horse, not a remarkable mathematician.
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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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The wise man applauds he who he thinks most virtuous; the rest of the world applauds the wealthy.
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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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The Irish are a fair people: They never speak well of one another.
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Whatever enlarges hope will also exalt courage.
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People need to be reminded more often than they need to be instructed.
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Fraud and falsehood only dread examination. Truth invites it.
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Each person’s work is always a portrait of himself.
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Never trust your tongue when your heart is bitter.
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Grief is a species of idleness.
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What we hope ever to do with ease, we must learn first to do with diligence.
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None but a fool worries about things he cannot influence.
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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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