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He who waits to do a great deal of good at once will never do anything.

Samuel Johnson

Curiosity is, in great and generous minds, the first passion and the last.
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Curiosity Generosity Greatness Mindset
What ever the motive for the insult, it is always best to overlook it; for folly doesn’t deserve resentment, and malice is punished by neglect.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Best Deserve Ignorance Insult Motivational Punishment
A 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.
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Equality Monument Past Pride Wisdom
Grief is a species of idleness.
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Born Children Grief One Liner Wasted Time
Life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties.
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Afford Difficult Life Pleasure
There must always be a struggle between a father and son, while one aims at power and the other at independence.
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Father Freedom Independent Power Son Struggle
The misery of man proceeds not from any single crush of overwhelming evil, but from small vexations continually repeated.
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Evil Man Misery Repeat
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
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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Crime Evil Himself Ignorance Learning Proper
The true art of memory is the art of attention.
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Art Attention Memories True
Men who stand in the highest ranks of society seldom hear of their faults; if by any accident an opprobrious clamour reaches their ears, flattery is always at hand to pour in her opiates, to quiet conviction and obtund remorse.
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Accident Hands Herself Man Mistake Quiet Reach Society Stand
Bachelors have consciences, married men have wives.
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Conscience Funny Marriage Wife
Sir, I have found you an argument; but I am not obliged to find you an understanding.
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Argument Myself Understand Yourself
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing – it only hastens fools to rush in where angels fear to tread.
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Angel Dangerous Fear Fools Knowledge
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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Difficult Gratitude Happiness Success
What we hope ever to do with ease, we must learn first to do with diligence.
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Diligence Hope Learning

He who waits to do a great deal of good at once will never do anything.

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