People need to be reminded more often than they need to be instructed.
SAMUEL JOHNSONDeviation from Nature is deviation from happiness.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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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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Almost every man wastes part of his life attempting to display qualities which he does not possess.
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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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It is better to live rich than to die rich.
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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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Life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties.
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Slander is the revenge of a coward, and dissimulation of his defense.
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Our aspirations are our possibilities.
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A wise man will make haste to forgive, because he knows the true value of time, and will not suffer it to pass away in unnecessary pain.
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Exert your talents, and distinguish yourself, and don’t think of retiring from the world, until the world will be sorry that you retire.
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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.
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Men more frequently require to be reminded than informed.
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Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome.
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Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.
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A man’s mind grows narrow in a narrow place.
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Books like friends, should be few and well-chosen.
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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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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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Courage is reckoned the greatest of all virtues; because, unless a man has that virtue, he has no security for preserving any other.
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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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A man who both spends and saves money is the happiest man, because he has both enjoyments.
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A horse that can count to ten is a remarkable horse, not a remarkable mathematician.
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It very seldom happens to a man that his business is his pleasure.
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A decent provision for the poor is the true test of civilization.
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Shame arises from the fear of men, conscience from the fear of God.
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