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Bachelors have consciences, married men have wives.

Samuel Johnson

Nature has given women so much power that the law has very wisely given them little.
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Law Nature Power Wisdom Woman
Liberty is, to the lowest rank of every nation, little more than the choice of working or starving.
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Choice Liberty Nation Starve Work
You hesitate to stab me with a word, and know not – silence is the sharper sword.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Deep Hesitation Myself Sharp Silence Weapon Word Yourself
Advice is seldom welcome. Those who need it most, like it least.
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Advice Need Welcome
It very seldom happens to a man that his business is his pleasure.
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Business Happiness Himself Man
A man who both spends and saves money is the happiest man, because he has both enjoyments.
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Enjoyment Happiness Man Money Save
Whatever enlarges hope will also exalt courage.
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Courage Hope Inspirational One Liner
Women have two weapons – cosmetics and tears
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Make Up Tears Weapon Woman
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.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Health Moral Preserve Religious Social Virtue
Men who stand in the highest ranks of society seldom hear of their faults; if by any accident an opprobrious clamour reaches their ears, flattery is always at hand to pour in her opiates, to quiet conviction and obtund remorse.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Accident Hands Herself Man Mistake Quiet Reach Society Stand
Slander is the revenge of a coward, and dissimulation of his defense.
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Coward Defense Revenge
When there is no hope, there can be no endeavor.
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Belief Hope Success Work
A decent provision for the poor is the true test of civilization.
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Civilization Poor Test True
Sir, I have found you an argument; but I am not obliged to find you an understanding.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Argument Myself Understand Yourself
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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Better Company Enough Food Man Prison Room
Love is the wisdom of the fool and the folly of the wise.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Fools Love Wisdom

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