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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.

Samuel Johnson

Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome.
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Object Possible Try
Women have two weapons – cosmetics and tears
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Make Up Tears Weapon Woman
How small of all that human hearts endure, That part which laws or kings can cause or cure.
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Cure Endurance Heart Human King Law
No man will be a sailor who has contrivance enough to get himself into a jail; for being in a ship is being in a jail, with the chance of being drowned. A man in a jail has more room, better food, and commonly better company.
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Better Company Enough Food Man Prison Room
Language is the dress of thought; every time you talk your mind is on parade.
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Language Mindset Talk Thinking Yourself
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
Almost every man wastes part of his life attempting to display qualities which he does not possess.
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Attempt Himself Life Man Possession Waste
Truth allows no choice.
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Choice One Liner Truth
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
Courage is the greatest of all virtues, because if you haven’t courage, you may not have an opportunity to use any of the others.
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Courage Greatness Opportunity Virtue
Sorrow is the mere rust of the soul. Activity will cleanse and brighten it.
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Bright Cleaning Sorrow Soul
A man is in general better pleased when he has a good dinner upon his table, than when his wife talks Greek.
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Better Goodness Man Talk Wife
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
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
Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful.
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Dangerous Integrity Knowledge Weakness
A man’s mind grows narrow in a narrow place.
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Growth Man Mindset Place

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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