When once the forms of civility are violated, there remains little hope of return to kindness or decency.
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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Power is not sufficient evidence of truth.
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The next best thing to knowing something is knowing where to find it.
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It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives.
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My dear friend, clear your mind of can’t.
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Language is the dress of thought; every time you talk your mind is on parade.
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Grief is a species of idleness.
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What we hope ever to do with ease, we must learn first to do with diligence.
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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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It is better to live rich than to die rich.
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Never trust your tongue when your heart is bitter.
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Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.
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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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Each person’s work is always a portrait of himself.
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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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There are two types of knowledge. One is knowing a thing. The other is knowing where to find it.
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