A horse that can count to ten is a remarkable horse, not a remarkable mathematician.
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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The future is purchased by the present.
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A little knowledge is a dangerous thing – it only hastens fools to rush in where angels fear to tread.
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None but a fool worries about things he cannot influence.
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The next best thing to knowing something is knowing where to find it.
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Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.
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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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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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Slander is the revenge of a coward, and dissimulation of his defense.
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The Irish are a fair people: They never speak well of one another.
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Whatever enlarges hope will also exalt courage.
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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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The really happy woman is the one who can enjoy the scenery when she has to take a detour. Happiness is not a state to arrive at, but rather a manner of traveling.
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Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome.
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Curiosity is, in great and generous minds, the first passion and the last.
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No man was ever great by imitation.
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