You hesitate to stab me with a word, and know not – silence is the sharper sword.
SAMUEL JOHNSONIgnorance, when it is voluntary, is criminal; and he may be properly charged with evil who refused to learn how he might prevent it.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.
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What we hope ever to do with ease, we must learn first to do with diligence.
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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.
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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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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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Men more frequently require to be reminded than informed.
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Liberty is, to the lowest rank of every nation, little more than the choice of working or starving.
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Curiosity is, in great and generous minds, the first passion and the last.
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Grief is a species of idleness.
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What is easy is seldom excellent.
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People need to be reminded more often than they need to be instructed.
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Slander is the revenge of a coward, and dissimulation of his defense.
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Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome.
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Whoever thinks of going to bed before twelve o’clock is a scoundrel.
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From thee, great God, we spring, to thee we tend,- Path, motive, guide, original, and end.
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