Power is gradually stealing away from the many to the few, because the few are more vigilant and consistent.
SAMUEL JOHNSONHow small of all that human hearts endure, That part which laws or kings can cause or cure.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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Life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties.
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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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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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A man’s mind grows narrow in a narrow place.
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Never trust your tongue when your heart is bitter.
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What is easy is seldom excellent.
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Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.
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If you are idle, be not solitary; if you are solitary be not idle.
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The majority have no other reason for their opinions than that they are the fashion.
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None but a fool worries about things he cannot influence.
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A 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.
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Nature has given women so much power that the law has very wisely given them little.
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People need to be reminded more often than they need to be instructed.
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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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Sorrow is the mere rust of the soul. Activity will cleanse and brighten it.
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