There must always be a struggle between a father and son, while one aims at power and the other at independence.
SAMUEL JOHNSON
Advice is seldom welcome. Those who need it most, like it least.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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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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Women have two weapons – cosmetics and tears
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I never desire to converse with a man who has written more than he has read.
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What is easy is seldom excellent.
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Sorrow is the mere rust of the soul. Activity will cleanse and brighten it.
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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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Advice is seldom welcome. Those who need it most, like it least.
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You hesitate to stab me with a word, and know not – silence is the sharper sword.
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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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No government power can be abused long. Mankind will not bear it…. There is a remedy in human nature against tyranny, that will keep us safe under every form of government.
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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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Whoever thinks of going to bed before twelve o’clock is a scoundrel.
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Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.
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Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.
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Love is the wisdom of the fool and the folly of the wise.
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Each person’s work is always a portrait of himself.
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