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.
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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Fraud and falsehood only dread examination. Truth invites it.
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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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Whoever thinks of going to bed before twelve o’clock is a scoundrel.
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No man was ever great by imitation.
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A man who uses a great many words to express his meaning is like a bad marksman who, instead of aiming a single stone at an object, takes up a handful and throws at it in hopes he may hit.
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He who waits to do a great deal of good at once will never do anything.
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Advice is seldom welcome. Those who need it most, like it least.
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Slander is the revenge of a coward, and dissimulation of his defense.
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What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure.
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Language is the dress of thought; every time you talk your mind is on parade.
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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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Ignorance, when it is voluntary, is criminal; and he may be properly charged with evil who refused to learn how he might prevent it.
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Whatever enlarges hope will also exalt courage.
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When there is no hope, there can be no endeavor.
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Every man is rich or poor according to the proportion between his desires and his enjoyments.
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