Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome.
SAMUEL JOHNSONMy dear friend, clear your mind of can’t.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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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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There must always be a struggle between a father and son, while one aims at power and the other at independence.
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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.
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Each person’s work is always a portrait of himself.
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The majority have no other reason for their opinions than that they are the fashion.
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Courage is the greatest of all virtues, because if you haven’t courage, you may not have an opportunity to use any of the others.
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When once the forms of civility are violated, there remains little hope of return to kindness or decency.
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Bachelors have consciences, married men have wives.
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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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To preserve health is a moral and religious duty: for health is the basis of all social virtues; and we can be useful no longer than while we are well.
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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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Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.
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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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From thee, great God, we spring, to thee we tend,- Path, motive, guide, original, and end.
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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.
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