He who has so little knowledge of human nature as to seek happiness by changing anything but his own disposition will waste his life in fruitless efforts.
SAMUEL JOHNSONDeviation from Nature is deviation from happiness.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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Fraud and falsehood only dread examination. Truth invites it.
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Prejudice, not being founded on reason, cannot be removed by argument.
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It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives.
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Your manuscript is both good and original; but the part that is good is not original, and the part that is original is not good.
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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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There are two types of knowledge. One is knowing a thing. The other is knowing where to find it.
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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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Slander is the revenge of a coward, and dissimulation of his defense.
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Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.
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Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful.
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The wise man applauds he who he thinks most virtuous; the rest of the world applauds the wealthy.
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Grief is a species of idleness.
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You hesitate to stab me with a word, and know not – silence is the sharper sword.
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The majority have no other reason for their opinions than that they are the fashion.
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Ignorance, when it is voluntary, is criminal; and he may be properly charged with evil who refused to learn how he might prevent it.
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