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My dear friend, clear your mind of can’t.

Samuel Johnson

A wise man will make haste to forgive, because he knows the true value of time, and will not suffer it to pass away in unnecessary pain.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Forgive Man Necessary Pain True Value Wisdom
Pride is a vice, which pride itself inclines every man to find in others, and to overlook in himself.
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Himself Man Pride Vice
My dear friend, clear your mind of can’t.
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Friendship Mindset Myself
The majority have no other reason for their opinions than that they are the fashion.
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Fashion Opinion Reason
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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Retirement Sorry Talent Thinking World Yourself
Men more frequently require to be reminded than informed.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Information Man Reminder
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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Advantage Better Country Enjoyment Himself Improvement Learning Travel Visit Worst
If a madman were to come into this room with a stick in his hand, no doubt we should pity the state of his mind; but our primary consideration would be to take care of ourselves. We should knock him down first, and pity him afterwards.
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Care Hands Mad Man Ourselves Pity Room
The misery of man proceeds not from any single crush of overwhelming evil, but from small vexations continually repeated.
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Evil Man Misery Repeat
What we hope ever to do with ease, we must learn first to do with diligence.
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Diligence Hope Learning
It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Death Himself Live 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.
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Crime Evil Himself Ignorance Learning Proper
Almost every man wastes part of his life attempting to display qualities which he does not possess.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Attempt Himself Life Man Possession Waste
Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.
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Coward Patriot Refuge
What is easy is seldom excellent.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Easy Excellence One Liner
The next best thing to knowing something is knowing where to find it.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Knowledge Wisdom

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