A wise man will make haste to forgive, because he knows the true value of time, and will not suffer it to pass away in unnecessary pain.
SAMUEL JOHNSONBachelors have consciences, married men have wives.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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When any calamity is suffered, the first thing to be remembered is, how much has been escaped.
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The Irish are a fair people: They never speak well of one another.
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Exert your talents, and distinguish yourself, and don’t think of retiring from the world, until the world will be sorry that you retire.
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Power is gradually stealing away from the many to the few, because the few are more vigilant and consistent.
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How small of all that human hearts endure, That part which laws or kings can cause or cure.
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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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Our aspirations are our possibilities.
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Whatever enlarges hope will also exalt courage.
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Prejudice, not being founded on reason, cannot be removed by argument.
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There must always be a struggle between a father and son, while one aims at power and the other at independence.
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Each person’s work is always a portrait of himself.
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Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful.
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A horse that can count to ten is a remarkable horse, not a remarkable mathematician.
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Language is the dress of thought; every time you talk your mind is on parade.
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The next best thing to knowing something is knowing where to find it.
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