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Fraud and falsehood only dread examination. Truth invites it.

Samuel Johnson

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 JOHNSON

Best Deserve Ignorance Insult Motivational Punishment
The really happy woman is the one who can enjoy the scenery when she has to take a detour. Happiness is not a state to arrive at, but rather a manner of traveling.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Enjoyment Happiness Travel Woman
No government power can be abused long. Mankind will not bear it…. There is a remedy in human nature against tyranny, that will keep us safe under every form of government.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Abuse Government Human Nature Power Safety
Sir, I have found you an argument; but I am not obliged to find you an understanding.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Argument Myself Understand Yourself
Power is gradually stealing away from the many to the few, because the few are more vigilant and consistent.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Consistence Power Steal Theft
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing – it only hastens fools to rush in where angels fear to tread.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Angel Dangerous Fear Fools Knowledge
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.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Better Company Enough Food Man Prison Room
How small of all that human hearts endure, That part which laws or kings can cause or cure.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Cure Endurance Heart Human King Law
Whoever commits a fraud is guilty not only of the particular injury to him who he deceives, but of the diminution of that confidence which constitutes not only the ease but the existence of society.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Commitment Existence Guilty Injury Mistake Society
There must always be a struggle between a father and son, while one aims at power and the other at independence.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Father Freedom Independent Power Son Struggle
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.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Goodness Original Poet Writing Yourself
It very seldom happens to a man that his business is his pleasure.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Business Happiness Himself Man
Ignorance, when it is voluntary, is criminal; and he may be properly charged with evil who refused to learn how he might prevent it.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Crime Evil Himself Ignorance Learning Proper
Shame arises from the fear of men, conscience from the fear of God.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Conscience Deep Fear God Man Rise Shame Wisdom
Language is the dress of thought; every time you talk your mind is on parade.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Language Mindset Talk Thinking Yourself
He 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.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Change Effort Happiness Himself Human Knowledge Life Nature Seek Wasted Time

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