Power is gradually stealing away from the many to the few, because the few are more vigilant and consistent.
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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The true art of memory is the art of attention.
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When a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.
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Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome.
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Your manuscript is both good and original; but the part that is good is not original, and the part that is original is not good.
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Books like friends, should be few and well-chosen.
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Whatever enlarges hope will also exalt courage.
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Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful.
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A decent provision for the poor is the true test of civilization.
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A horse that can count to ten is a remarkable horse, not a remarkable mathematician.
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Sir, I have found you an argument; but I am not obliged to find you an understanding.
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Whoever thinks of going to bed before twelve o’clock is a scoundrel.
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Almost every man wastes part of his life attempting to display qualities which he does not possess.
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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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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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Women have two weapons – cosmetics and tears
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