If you are idle, be not solitary; if you are solitary be not idle.
SAMUEL JOHNSONThe next best thing to knowing something is knowing where to find it.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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From thee, great God, we spring, to thee we tend,- Path, motive, guide, original, and end.
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Deviation from Nature is deviation from happiness.
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Advice is seldom welcome. Those who need it most, like it least.
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The true art of memory is the art of attention.
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Men who stand in the highest ranks of society seldom hear of their faults; if by any accident an opprobrious clamour reaches their ears, flattery is always at hand to pour in her opiates, to quiet conviction and obtund remorse.
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The superiority of some men is merely local. They are great because their associates are little.
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Women have two weapons – cosmetics and tears
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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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Men more frequently require to be reminded than informed.
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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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The Irish are a fair people: They never speak well of one another.
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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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Courage is the greatest of all virtues, because if you haven’t courage, you may not have an opportunity to use any of the others.
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Shame arises from the fear of men, conscience from the fear of God.
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Never trust your tongue when your heart is bitter.
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