Shame arises from the fear of men, conscience from the fear of God.
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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Language is the dress of thought; every time you talk your mind is on parade.
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I never desire to converse with a man who has written more than he has read.
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If you are idle, be not solitary; if you are solitary be not idle.
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Bachelors have consciences, married men have wives.
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When a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.
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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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He who waits to do a great deal of good at once will never do anything.
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It very seldom happens to a man that his business is his pleasure.
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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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From thee, great God, we spring, to thee we tend,- Path, motive, guide, original, and end.
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Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.
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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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Every man is rich or poor according to the proportion between his desires and his enjoyments.
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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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Never trust your tongue when your heart is bitter.
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