Shame arises from the fear of men, conscience from the fear of God.
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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He who waits to do a great deal of good at once will never do anything.
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Language is the dress of thought; every time you talk your mind is on parade.
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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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A decent provision for the poor is the true test of civilization.
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All travel has its advantages. If the passenger visits better countries, he may learn to improve his own. And if fortune carries him to worse, he may learn to enjoy it.
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Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome.
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The superiority of some men is merely local. They are great because their associates are little.
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None but a fool worries about things he cannot influence.
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Exert your talents, and distinguish yourself, and don’t think of retiring from the world, until the world will be sorry that you retire.
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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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Your manuscript is both good and original; but the part that is good is not original, and the part that is original is not good.
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Nature has given women so much power that the law has very wisely given them little.
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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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Men who stand in the highest ranks of society seldom hear of their faults; if by any accident an opprobrious clamour reaches their ears, flattery is always at hand to pour in her opiates, to quiet conviction and obtund remorse.
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The next best thing to knowing something is knowing where to find it.
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Fraud and falsehood only dread examination. Truth invites it.
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Whatever enlarges hope will also exalt courage.
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Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.
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My dear friend, clear your mind of can’t.
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Every man is rich or poor according to the proportion between his desires and his enjoyments.
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Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.
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You can never be wise unless you love reading.
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The future is purchased by the present.
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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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The misery of man proceeds not from any single crush of overwhelming evil, but from small vexations continually repeated.
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Grief is a species of idleness.
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