Power is gradually stealing away from the many to the few, because the few are more vigilant and consistent.
SAMUEL JOHNSONDeviation from Nature is deviation from happiness.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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Our aspirations are our possibilities.
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Whatever enlarges hope will also exalt courage.
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Language is the dress of thought; every time you talk your mind is on parade.
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Whoever commits a fraud is guilty not only of the particular injury to him who he deceives, but of the diminution of that confidence which constitutes not only the ease but the existence of society.
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The majority have no other reason for their opinions than that they are the fashion.
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Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful.
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Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.
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A decent provision for the poor is the true test of civilization.
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Prejudice, not being founded on reason, cannot be removed by argument.
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It very seldom happens to a man that his business is his pleasure.
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Shame arises from the fear of men, conscience from the fear of God.
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A man who uses a great many words to express his meaning is like a bad marksman who, instead of aiming a single stone at an object, takes up a handful and throws at it in hopes he may hit.
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Deviation from Nature is deviation from happiness.
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Sir, I have found you an argument; but I am not obliged to find you an understanding.
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Books like friends, should be few and well-chosen.
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