The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.
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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Grief is a species of idleness.
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Liberty is, to the lowest rank of every nation, little more than the choice of working or starving.
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Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome.
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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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Advice is seldom welcome. Those who need it most, like it least.
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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.
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Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.
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What is easy is seldom excellent.
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Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.
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Language is the dress of thought; every time you talk your mind is on parade.
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All travel has its advantages. If the passenger visits better countries, he may learn to improve his own. And if fortune carries him to worse, he may learn to enjoy it.
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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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Women have two weapons – cosmetics and tears
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Love is the wisdom of the fool and the folly of the wise.
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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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