Prejudice, not being founded on reason, cannot be removed by argument.
SAMUEL JOHNSONA 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.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives.
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Grief is a species of idleness.
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People need to be reminded more often than they need to be instructed.
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I never desire to converse with a man who has written more than he has read.
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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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The superiority of some men is merely local. They are great because their associates are little.
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The future is purchased by the present.
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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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Pride is a vice, which pride itself inclines every man to find in others, and to overlook in himself.
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What we hope ever to do with ease, we must learn first to do with diligence.
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Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.
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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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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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What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure.
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Truth allows no choice.
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