How small of all that human hearts endure, That part which laws or kings can cause or cure.
SAMUEL JOHNSONAll 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.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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Slander is the revenge of a coward, and dissimulation of his defense.
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Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.
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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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Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.
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The majority have no other reason for their opinions than that they are the fashion.
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Money and time are the heaviest burdens of life, and the unhappiest of all mortals are those who have more of either than they know how to use.
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Men more frequently require to be reminded than informed.
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Our aspirations are our possibilities.
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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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Each person’s work is always a portrait of himself.
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The next best thing to knowing something is knowing where to find it.
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It is better to live rich than to die rich.
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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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Life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties, passing from one step of success to another, forming new wishes and seeing them gratified.
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My dear friend, clear your mind of can’t.
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