Pride is a vice, which pride itself inclines every man to find in others, and to overlook in himself.
SAMUEL JOHNSONThe next best thing to knowing something is knowing where to find it.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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The majority have no other reason for their opinions than that they are the fashion.
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Men more frequently require to be reminded than informed.
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Deviation from Nature is deviation from happiness.
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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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It is better to live rich than to die rich.
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The true art of memory is the art of attention.
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Prejudice, not being founded on reason, cannot be removed by argument.
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Love is the wisdom of the fool and the folly of the wise.
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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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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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Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful.
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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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No man was ever great by imitation.
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What we hope ever to do with ease, we must learn first to do with diligence.
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When once the forms of civility are violated, there remains little hope of return to kindness or decency.
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