If you are idle, be not solitary; if you are solitary be not idle.
SAMUEL JOHNSONThe wise man applauds he who he thinks most virtuous; the rest of the world applauds the wealthy.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.
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A little knowledge is a dangerous thing – it only hastens fools to rush in where angels fear to tread.
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Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.
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None but a fool worries about things he cannot influence.
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People need to be reminded more often than they need to be instructed.
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A man’s mind grows narrow in a narrow place.
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A man who both spends and saves money is the happiest man, because he has both enjoyments.
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When any calamity is suffered, the first thing to be remembered is, how much has been escaped.
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Whatever enlarges hope will also exalt courage.
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He who waits to do a great deal of good at once will never do anything.
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A decent provision for the poor is the true test of civilization.
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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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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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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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Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful.
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