The wise man applauds he who he thinks most virtuous; the rest of the world applauds the wealthy.
SAMUEL JOHNSONFraud and falsehood only dread examination. Truth invites it.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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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.
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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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Whoever thinks of going to bed before twelve o’clock is a scoundrel.
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It very seldom happens to a man that his business is his pleasure.
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Our aspirations are our possibilities.
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You hesitate to stab me with a word, and know not – silence is the sharper sword.
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What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure.
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Books like friends, should be few and well-chosen.
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Never trust your tongue when your heart is bitter.
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Life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties.
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Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.
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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.
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All travel has its advantages. If the passenger visits better countries, he may learn to improve his own. And if fortune carries him to worse, he may learn to enjoy it.
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Deviation from Nature is deviation from happiness.
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Sorrow is the mere rust of the soul. Activity will cleanse and brighten it.
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