Every man is rich or poor according to the proportion between his desires and his enjoyments.
SAMUEL JOHNSONLanguage is the dress of thought; every time you talk your mind is on parade.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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Whoever commits a fraud is guilty not only of the particular injury to him who he deceives, but of the diminution of that confidence which constitutes not only the ease but the existence of society.
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Truth allows no choice.
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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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You hesitate to stab me with a word, and know not – silence is the sharper sword.
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The Irish are a fair people: They never speak well of one another.
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Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.
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A decent provision for the poor is the true test of civilization.
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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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Whoever thinks of going to bed before twelve o’clock is a scoundrel.
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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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Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful.
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It is better to live rich than to die rich.
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The true art of memory is the art of attention.
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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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Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.
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