Almost every man wastes part of his life attempting to display qualities which he does not possess.
SAMUEL JOHNSONFraud and falsehood only dread examination. Truth invites it.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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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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Each person’s work is always a portrait of himself.
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The true art of memory is the art of attention.
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The next best thing to knowing something is knowing where to find it.
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If your determination is fixed, I do not counsel you to despair. Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance.
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A decent provision for the poor is the true test of civilization.
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You can never be wise unless you love reading.
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The majority have no other reason for their opinions than that they are the fashion.
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It is better to live rich than to die rich.
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Shame arises from the fear of men, conscience from the fear of God.
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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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How small of all that human hearts endure, That part which laws or kings can cause or cure.
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Men who stand in the highest ranks of society seldom hear of their faults; if by any accident an opprobrious clamour reaches their ears, flattery is always at hand to pour in her opiates, to quiet conviction and obtund remorse.
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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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If you are idle, be not solitary; if you are solitary be not idle.
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