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.
SAMUEL JOHNSONLanguage is the dress of thought; every time you talk your mind is on parade.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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Whatever enlarges hope will also exalt courage.
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It is better to live rich than to die rich.
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Fraud and falsehood only dread examination. Truth invites it.
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Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.
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The true art of memory is the art of attention.
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Every man is rich or poor according to the proportion between his desires and his enjoyments.
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Slander is the revenge of a coward, and dissimulation of his defense.
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Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.
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Love is the wisdom of the fool and the folly of the wise.
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How small of all that human hearts endure, That part which laws or kings can cause or cure.
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A man is in general better pleased when he has a good dinner upon his table, than when his wife talks Greek.
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To preserve health is a moral and religious duty: for health is the basis of all social virtues; and we can be useful no longer than while we are well.
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Your manuscript is both good and original; but the part that is good is not original, and the part that is original is not good.
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Whoever thinks of going to bed before twelve o’clock is a scoundrel.
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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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