There must always be a struggle between a father and son, while one aims at power and the other at independence.
SAMUEL JOHNSONHe who waits to do a great deal of good at once will never do anything.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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None but a fool worries about things he cannot influence.
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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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When there is no hope, there can be no endeavor.
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Whatever enlarges hope will also exalt courage.
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Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome.
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The wise man applauds he who he thinks most virtuous; the rest of the world applauds the wealthy.
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No government power can be abused long. Mankind will not bear it…. There is a remedy in human nature against tyranny, that will keep us safe under every form of government.
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A man’s mind grows narrow in a narrow place.
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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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No man was ever great by imitation.
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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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Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.
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A horse that can count to ten is a remarkable horse, not a remarkable mathematician.
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The Irish are a fair people: They never speak well of one another.
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There are two types of knowledge. One is knowing a thing. The other is knowing where to find it.
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