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If your determination is fixed, I do not counsel you to despair. Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance.

Samuel Johnson

He who has so little knowledge of human nature as to seek happiness by changing anything but his own disposition will waste his life in fruitless efforts.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Change Effort Happiness Himself Human Knowledge Life Nature Seek Wasted Time
If a madman were to come into this room with a stick in his hand, no doubt we should pity the state of his mind; but our primary consideration would be to take care of ourselves. We should knock him down first, and pity him afterwards.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Care Hands Mad Man Ourselves Pity Room
A man who both spends and saves money is the happiest man, because he has both enjoyments.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Enjoyment Happiness Man Money Save
There must always be a struggle between a father and son, while one aims at power and the other at independence.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Father Freedom Independent Power Son Struggle
The Irish are a fair people: They never speak well of one another.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Oneself People Talk Well
Men more frequently require to be reminded than informed.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Information Man Reminder
Liberty is, to the lowest rank of every nation, little more than the choice of working or starving.
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Choice Liberty Nation Starve Work
How small of all that human hearts endure, That part which laws or kings can cause or cure.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Cure Endurance Heart Human King Law
Life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Afford Difficult Life Pleasure
From thee, great God, we spring, to thee we tend,- Path, motive, guide, original, and end.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

End God Greatness Guide Motivational Original Spring
Sorrow is the mere rust of the soul. Activity will cleanse and brighten it.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Bright Cleaning Sorrow Soul
The wise man applauds he who he thinks most virtuous; the rest of the world applauds the wealthy.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Man Praise Rich Virtue Wealth Wisdom World
You can never be wise unless you love reading.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Love Reading Wisdom Yourself
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 JOHNSON

Forgive Man Necessary Pain True Value Wisdom
Love is the wisdom of the fool and the folly of the wise.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Fools Love Wisdom
Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Object Possible Try

If your determination is fixed, I do not counsel you to despair. Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance.

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