Nature has given women so much power that the law has very wisely given them little.
SAMUEL JOHNSONCourage is reckoned the greatest of all virtues; because, unless a man has that virtue, he has no security for preserving any other.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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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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What is easy is seldom excellent.
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A man’s mind grows narrow in a narrow place.
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Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome.
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Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.
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The next best thing to knowing something is knowing where to find it.
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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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When there is no hope, there can be no endeavor.
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It very seldom happens to a man that his business is his pleasure.
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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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A decent provision for the poor is the true test of civilization.
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To preserve health is a moral and religious duty: for health is the basis of all social virtues; and we can be useful no longer than while we are well.
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What ever the motive for the insult, it is always best to overlook it; for folly doesn’t deserve resentment, and malice is punished by neglect.
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He who waits to do a great deal of good at once will never do anything.
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When once the forms of civility are violated, there remains little hope of return to kindness or decency.
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