To preserve health is a moral and religious duty: for health is the basis of all social virtues; and we can be useful no longer than while we are well.
SAMUEL JOHNSONPeople need to be reminded more often than they need to be instructed.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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My dear friend, clear your mind of can’t.
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Language is the dress of thought; every time you talk your mind is on parade.
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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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You hesitate to stab me with a word, and know not – silence is the sharper sword.
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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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Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.
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If you are idle, be not solitary; if you are solitary be not idle.
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Women have two weapons – cosmetics and tears
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Deviation from Nature is deviation from happiness.
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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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What we hope ever to do with ease, we must learn first to do with diligence.
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It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier to be sometimes cheated than not to trust.
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The wise man applauds he who he thinks most virtuous; the rest of the world applauds the wealthy.
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Exert your talents, and distinguish yourself, and don’t think of retiring from the world, until the world will be sorry that you retire.
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Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.
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