Power is not sufficient evidence of truth.
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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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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From thee, great God, we spring, to thee we tend,- Path, motive, guide, original, and end.
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People need to be reminded more often than they need to be instructed.
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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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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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When there is no hope, there can be no endeavor.
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If you are idle, be not solitary; if you are solitary be not idle.
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You can never be wise unless you love reading.
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The Irish are a fair people: They never speak well of one another.
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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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It is better to live rich than to die rich.
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It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives.
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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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A little knowledge is a dangerous thing – it only hastens fools to rush in where angels fear to tread.
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Fraud and falsehood only dread examination. Truth invites it.
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