When a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.
SAMUEL JOHNSONAdvice is seldom welcome. Those who need it most, like it least.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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Language is the dress of thought; every time you talk your mind is on parade.
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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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You hesitate to stab me with a word, and know not – silence is the sharper sword.
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Bachelors have consciences, married men have wives.
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Money and time are the heaviest burdens of life, and the unhappiest of all mortals are those who have more of either than they know how to use.
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The really happy woman is the one who can enjoy the scenery when she has to take a detour. Happiness is not a state to arrive at, but rather a manner of traveling.
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A wise man will make haste to forgive, because he knows the true value of time, and will not suffer it to pass away in unnecessary pain.
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If you are idle, be not solitary; if you are solitary be not idle.
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Prejudice, not being founded on reason, cannot be removed by argument.
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Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome.
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Each person’s work is always a portrait of himself.
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The majority have no other reason for their opinions than that they are the fashion.
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No man will be a sailor who has contrivance enough to get himself into a jail; for being in a ship is being in a jail, with the chance of being drowned. A man in a jail has more room, better food, and commonly better company.
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My dear friend, clear your mind of can’t.
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Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.
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