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.
SAMUEL JOHNSONA man who uses a great many words to express his meaning is like a bad marksman who, instead of aiming a single stone at an object, takes up a handful and throws at it in hopes he may hit.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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A horse that can count to ten is a remarkable horse, not a remarkable mathematician.
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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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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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Never trust your tongue when your heart is bitter.
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Truth allows no choice.
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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.
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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.
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Every man is rich or poor according to the proportion between his desires and his enjoyments.
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Pride is a vice, which pride itself inclines every man to find in others, and to overlook in himself.
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Fraud and falsehood only dread examination. Truth invites it.
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Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome.
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My dear friend, clear your mind of can’t.
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Books like friends, should be few and well-chosen.
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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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The true art of memory is the art of attention.
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