You can never be wise unless you love reading.
SAMUEL JOHNSONA decent provision for the poor is the true test of civilization.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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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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It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier to be sometimes cheated than not to trust.
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Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.
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There must always be a struggle between a father and son, while one aims at power and the other at independence.
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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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No man was ever great by imitation.
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What we hope ever to do with ease, we must learn first to do with diligence.
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Shame arises from the fear of men, conscience from the fear of God.
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Every man is rich or poor according to the proportion between his desires and his enjoyments.
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Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.
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Your manuscript is both good and original; but the part that is good is not original, and the part that is original is not good.
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What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure.
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When any calamity is suffered, the first thing to be remembered is, how much has been escaped.
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Grief is a species of idleness.
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Exert your talents, and distinguish yourself, and don’t think of retiring from the world, until the world will be sorry that you retire.
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