Never trust your tongue when your heart is bitter.
SAMUEL JOHNSONWhat we hope ever to do with ease, we must learn first to do with diligence.
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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The wise man applauds he who he thinks most virtuous; the rest of the world applauds the wealthy.
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My dear friend, clear your mind of can’t.
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Grief is a species of idleness.
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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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The really happy woman is the one who can enjoy the scenery when she has to take a detour. Happiness is not a state to arrive at, but rather a manner of traveling.
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The next best thing to knowing something is knowing where to find it.
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What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure.
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It very seldom happens to a man that his business is his pleasure.
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When there is no hope, there can be no endeavor.
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Your manuscript is both good and original; but the part that is good is not original, and the part that is original is not good.
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Life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties.
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From thee, great God, we spring, to thee we tend,- Path, motive, guide, original, and end.
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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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I never desire to converse with a man who has written more than he has read.
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