Prejudice, not being founded on reason, cannot be removed by argument.
SAMUEL JOHNSONPeople need to be reminded more often than they need to be instructed.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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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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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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It is better to live rich than to die rich.
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Fraud and falsehood only dread examination. Truth invites it.
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I never desire to converse with a man who has written more than he has read.
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Money and time are the heaviest burdens of life, and the unhappiest of all mortals are those who have more of either than they know how to use.
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Power is not sufficient evidence of truth.
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Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.
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What is easy is seldom excellent.
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What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure.
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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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What we hope ever to do with ease, we must learn first to do with diligence.
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It very seldom happens to a man that his business is his pleasure.
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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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Love is the wisdom of the fool and the folly of the wise.
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