A horse that can count to ten is a remarkable horse, not a remarkable mathematician.
SAMUEL JOHNSONAlmost every man wastes part of his life attempting to display qualities which he does not possess.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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Sir, I have found you an argument; but I am not obliged to find you an understanding.
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Sorrow is the mere rust of the soul. Activity will cleanse and brighten it.
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Women have two weapons – cosmetics and tears
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Fraud and falsehood only dread examination. Truth invites it.
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Life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties.
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The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.
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You can never be wise unless you love reading.
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Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.
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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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Courage is reckoned the greatest of all virtues; because, unless a man has that virtue, he has no security for preserving any other.
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Slander is the revenge of a coward, and dissimulation of his defense.
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What is easy is seldom excellent.
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Men more frequently require to be reminded than informed.
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Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.
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He who has so little knowledge of human nature as to seek happiness by changing anything but his own disposition will waste his life in fruitless efforts.
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