Fraud and falsehood only dread examination. Truth invites it.
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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Curiosity is, in great and generous minds, the first passion and the last.
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The majority have no other reason for their opinions than that they are the fashion.
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The misery of man proceeds not from any single crush of overwhelming evil, but from small vexations continually repeated.
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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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A decent provision for the poor is the true test of civilization.
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Prejudice, not being founded on reason, cannot be removed by argument.
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No government power can be abused long. Mankind will not bear it…. There is a remedy in human nature against tyranny, that will keep us safe under every form of government.
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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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Slander is the revenge of a coward, and dissimulation of his defense.
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When there is no hope, there can be no endeavor.
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Whoever thinks of going to bed before twelve o’clock is a scoundrel.
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Grief is a species of idleness.
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The Irish are a fair people: They never speak well of one another.
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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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The superiority of some men is merely local. They are great because their associates are little.
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