Power is not sufficient evidence of truth.
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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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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You hesitate to stab me with a word, and know not – silence is the sharper sword.
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Truth allows no choice.
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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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Grief is a species of idleness.
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Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful.
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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 man who both spends and saves money is the happiest man, because he has both enjoyments.
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Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome.
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Sorrow is the mere rust of the soul. Activity will cleanse and brighten it.
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He who waits to do a great deal of good at once will never do anything.
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None but a fool worries about things he cannot influence.
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Power is gradually stealing away from the many to the few, because the few are more vigilant and consistent.
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From thee, great God, we spring, to thee we tend,- Path, motive, guide, original, and end.
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Each person’s work is always a portrait of himself.
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