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.
SAMUEL JOHNSONHe who has so little knowledge of human nature as to seek happiness by changing anything but his own disposition will waste his life in fruitless efforts.
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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Sorrow is the mere rust of the soul. Activity will cleanse and brighten it.
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The true art of memory is the art of attention.
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A man’s mind grows narrow in a narrow place.
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None but a fool worries about things he cannot influence.
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Grief is a species of idleness.
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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 little knowledge is a dangerous thing – it only hastens fools to rush in where angels fear to tread.
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Fraud and falsehood only dread examination. Truth invites it.
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How small of all that human hearts endure, That part which laws or kings can cause or cure.
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Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.
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It is better to live rich than to die rich.
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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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Whoever thinks of going to bed before twelve o’clock is a scoundrel.
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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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