A horse that can count to ten is a remarkable horse, not a remarkable mathematician.
SAMUEL JOHNSONWhen once the forms of civility are violated, there remains little hope of return to kindness or decency.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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Pride is a vice, which pride itself inclines every man to find in others, and to overlook in himself.
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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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My dear friend, clear your mind of can’t.
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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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Deviation from Nature is deviation from happiness.
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Language is the dress of thought; every time you talk your mind is on parade.
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Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.
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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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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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When there is no hope, there can be no endeavor.
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You hesitate to stab me with a word, and know not – silence is the sharper sword.
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It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier to be sometimes cheated than not to trust.
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None but a fool worries about things he cannot influence.
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A contempt of the monuments and the wisdom of the past, may be justly reckoned one of the reigning follies of these days, to which pride and idleness have equally contributed.
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If your determination is fixed, I do not counsel you to despair. Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance.
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