Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.
SAMUEL JOHNSONA decent provision for the poor is the true test of civilization.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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Prejudice, not being founded on reason, cannot be removed by argument.
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It is better to live rich than to die rich.
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He who waits to do a great deal of good at once will never do anything.
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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.
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I never desire to converse with a man who has written more than he has read.
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Life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties.
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Men more frequently require to be reminded than informed.
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Books like friends, should be few and well-chosen.
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A horse that can count to ten is a remarkable horse, not a remarkable mathematician.
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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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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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No man was ever great by imitation.
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A man who uses a great many words to express his meaning is like a bad marksman who, instead of aiming a single stone at an object, takes up a handful and throws at it in hopes he may hit.
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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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When a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.
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