The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.
SAMUEL JOHNSONBachelors have consciences, married men have wives.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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A man who both spends and saves money is the happiest man, because he has both enjoyments.
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Men more frequently require to be reminded than informed.
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None but a fool worries about things he cannot influence.
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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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Shame arises from the fear of men, conscience from the fear of God.
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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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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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Life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties, passing from one step of success to another, forming new wishes and seeing them gratified.
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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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Grief is a species of idleness.
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Advice is seldom welcome. Those who need it most, like it least.
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You hesitate to stab me with a word, and know not – silence is the sharper sword.
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Never trust your tongue when your heart is bitter.
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A man’s mind grows narrow in a narrow place.
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Language is the dress of thought; every time you talk your mind is on parade.
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