When a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.
SAMUEL JOHNSONPower is not sufficient evidence of truth.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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Power is not sufficient evidence of truth.
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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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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.
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A man is in general better pleased when he has a good dinner upon his table, than when his wife talks Greek.
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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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Each person’s work is always a portrait of himself.
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Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome.
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What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure.
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Men more frequently require to be reminded than informed.
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The majority have no other reason for their opinions than that they are the fashion.
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Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful.
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There are two types of knowledge. One is knowing a thing. The other is knowing where to find it.
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If you are idle, be not solitary; if you are solitary be not idle.
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A man who uses a great many words to express his meaning is like a bad marksman who, instead of aiming a single stone at an object, takes up a handful and throws at it in hopes he may hit.
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Sir, I have found you an argument; but I am not obliged to find you an understanding.
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