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

Samuel Johnson

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.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Accident Hands Herself Man Mistake Quiet Reach Society Stand
Whoever commits a fraud is guilty not only of the particular injury to him who he deceives, but of the diminution of that confidence which constitutes not only the ease but the existence of society.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Commitment Existence Guilty Injury Mistake Society
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.
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Care Hands Mad Man Ourselves Pity Room
It very seldom happens to a man that his business is his pleasure.
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Business Happiness Himself Man
Books like friends, should be few and well-chosen.
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Books Choice Friendship
Grief is a species of idleness.
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Born Children Grief One Liner Wasted Time
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
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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Enjoyment Happiness Travel Woman
Language is the dress of thought; every time you talk your mind is on parade.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Language Mindset Talk Thinking Yourself
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.
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Best Deserve Ignorance Insult Motivational Punishment
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
No man was ever great by imitation.
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Greatness Imitation Man One Liner
Power is gradually stealing away from the many to the few, because the few are more vigilant and consistent.
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Consistence Power Steal Theft
What we hope ever to do with ease, we must learn first to do with diligence.
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Diligence Hope Learning
People need to be reminded more often than they need to be instructed.
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Instruction Need People
Money and time are the heaviest burdens of life, and the unhappiest of all mortals are those who have more of either than they know how to use.
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Happiness heavy Life Money Mortal Time
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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Expression Greatness Himself Hope Man Meaning World
Bachelors have consciences, married men have wives.
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Conscience Funny Marriage Wife
Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.
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Kindness Ourselves Power
I never desire to converse with a man who has written more than he has read.
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Desire Man Myself Reading Writing
Never trust your tongue when your heart is bitter.
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Heart Talk Trust Voice Yourself
Truth allows no choice.
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Choice One Liner Truth
What is easy is seldom excellent.
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Easy Excellence One Liner
Every man is rich or poor according to the proportion between his desires and his enjoyments.
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Desire Enjoyment Himself Man Philosophy Poor Rich Wisdom
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
The majority have no other reason for their opinions than that they are the fashion.
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Fashion Opinion Reason
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

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