Every man is rich or poor according to the proportion between his desires and his enjoyments.
SAMUEL JOHNSONAdvice is seldom welcome. Those who need it most, like it least.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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Fraud and falsehood only dread examination. Truth invites it.
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If you are idle, be not solitary; if you are solitary be not idle.
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Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.
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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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Sorrow is the mere rust of the soul. Activity will cleanse and brighten it.
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Love is the wisdom of the fool and the folly of the wise.
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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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Life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties.
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Women have two weapons – cosmetics and tears
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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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What ever the motive for the insult, it is always best to overlook it; for folly doesn’t deserve resentment, and malice is punished by neglect.
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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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Books like friends, should be few and well-chosen.
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People need to be reminded more often than they need to be instructed.
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Power is gradually stealing away from the many to the few, because the few are more vigilant and consistent.
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