He who waits to do a great deal of good at once will never do anything.
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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From thee, great God, we spring, to thee we tend,- Path, motive, guide, original, and end.
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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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A man who both spends and saves money is the happiest man, because he has both enjoyments.
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A little knowledge is a dangerous thing – it only hastens fools to rush in where angels fear to tread.
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Women have two weapons – cosmetics and tears
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It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives.
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It is better to live rich than to die rich.
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The majority have no other reason for their opinions than that they are the fashion.
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A decent provision for the poor is the true test of civilization.
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Our aspirations are our possibilities.
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Grief is a species of idleness.
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Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.
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Life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties.
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Men who stand in the highest ranks of society seldom hear of their faults; if by any accident an opprobrious clamour reaches their ears, flattery is always at hand to pour in her opiates, to quiet conviction and obtund remorse.
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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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