Nature has given women so much power that the law has very wisely given them little.
SAMUEL JOHNSONThe next best thing to knowing something is knowing where to find it.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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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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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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He who has so little knowledge of human nature as to seek happiness by changing anything but his own disposition will waste his life in fruitless efforts.
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Never trust your tongue when your heart is bitter.
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Whoever thinks of going to bed before twelve o’clock is a scoundrel.
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Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome.
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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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Power is gradually stealing away from the many to the few, because the few are more vigilant and consistent.
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Exert your talents, and distinguish yourself, and don’t think of retiring from the world, until the world will be sorry that you retire.
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Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.
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No man was ever great by imitation.
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Whatever enlarges hope will also exalt courage.
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A little knowledge is a dangerous thing – it only hastens fools to rush in where angels fear to tread.
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Every man is rich or poor according to the proportion between his desires and his enjoyments.
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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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