Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful.
SAMUEL JOHNSONA contempt of the monuments and the wisdom of the past, may be justly reckoned one of the reigning follies of these days, to which pride and idleness have equally contributed.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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The next best thing to knowing something is knowing where to find it.
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Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.
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It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier to be sometimes cheated than not to trust.
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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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Never trust your tongue when your heart is bitter.
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Bachelors have consciences, married men have wives.
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No man was ever great by imitation.
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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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It is better to live rich than to die rich.
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People need to be reminded more often than they need to be instructed.
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The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.
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The majority have no other reason for their opinions than that they are the fashion.
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When there is no hope, there can be no endeavor.
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The superiority of some men is merely local. They are great because their associates are 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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