It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier to be sometimes cheated than not to trust.
SAMUEL JOHNSONIt is better to live rich than to die rich.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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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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When there is no hope, there can be no endeavor.
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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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Almost every man wastes part of his life attempting to display qualities which he does not possess.
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No man was ever great by imitation.
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If a madman were to come into this room with a stick in his hand, no doubt we should pity the state of his mind; but our primary consideration would be to take care of ourselves. We should knock him down first, and pity him afterwards.
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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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A horse that can count to ten is a remarkable horse, not a remarkable mathematician.
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Power is not sufficient evidence of truth.
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Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.
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You hesitate to stab me with a word, and know not – silence is the sharper sword.
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Advice is seldom welcome. Those who need it most, like it least.
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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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If you are idle, be not solitary; if you are solitary be not idle.
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