The misery of man proceeds not from any single crush of overwhelming evil, but from small vexations continually repeated.
SAMUEL JOHNSONMy dear friend, clear your mind of can’t.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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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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A decent provision for the poor is the true test of civilization.
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A man is in general better pleased when he has a good dinner upon his table, than when his wife talks Greek.
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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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Life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties.
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Whatever enlarges hope will also exalt courage.
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When any calamity is suffered, the first thing to be remembered is, how much has been escaped.
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Fraud and falsehood only dread examination. Truth invites it.
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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.
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You hesitate to stab me with a word, and know not – silence is the sharper sword.
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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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Money and time are the heaviest burdens of life, and the unhappiest of all mortals are those who have more of either than they know how to use.
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From thee, great God, we spring, to thee we tend,- Path, motive, guide, original, and end.
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Whoever thinks of going to bed before twelve o’clock is a scoundrel.
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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.
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