Never trust your tongue when your heart is bitter.
SAMUEL JOHNSONAdvice is seldom welcome. Those who need it most, like it least.
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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When any calamity is suffered, the first thing to be remembered is, how much has been escaped.
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Courage is the greatest of all virtues, because if you haven’t courage, you may not have an opportunity to use any of the others.
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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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I never desire to converse with a man who has written more than he has read.
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It is better to live rich than to die rich.
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Advice is seldom welcome. Those who need it most, like it least.
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It very seldom happens to a man that his business is his pleasure.
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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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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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A man who both spends and saves money is the happiest man, because he has both enjoyments.
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The true art of memory is the art of attention.
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The superiority of some men is merely local. They are great because their associates are little.
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Power is not sufficient evidence of truth.
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Fraud and falsehood only dread examination. Truth invites it.
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