When there is no hope, there can be no endeavor.
SAMUEL JOHNSONA decent provision for the poor is the true test of civilization.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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What ever the motive for the insult, it is always best to overlook it; for folly doesn’t deserve resentment, and malice is punished by neglect.
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What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure.
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A man who both spends and saves money is the happiest man, because he has both enjoyments.
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It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives.
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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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Sorrow is the mere rust of the soul. Activity will cleanse and brighten it.
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Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.
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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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Language is the dress of thought; every time you talk your mind is on parade.
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It is better to live rich than to die rich.
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When once the forms of civility are violated, there remains little hope of return to kindness or decency.
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The really happy woman is the one who can enjoy the scenery when she has to take a detour. Happiness is not a state to arrive at, but rather a manner of traveling.
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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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There are two types of knowledge. One is knowing a thing. The other is knowing where to find it.
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Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.
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