The future is purchased by the present.
SAMUEL JOHNSONKindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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The true art of memory is the art of attention.
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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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Power is not sufficient evidence of truth.
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Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome.
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Shame arises from the fear of men, conscience from the fear of God.
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Life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties.
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The majority have no other reason for their opinions than that they are the fashion.
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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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Language is the dress of thought; every time you talk your mind is on parade.
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Curiosity is, in great and generous minds, the first passion and the last.
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My dear friend, clear your mind of can’t.
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Love is the wisdom of the fool and the folly of the wise.
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Women have two weapons – cosmetics and tears
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Truth allows no choice.
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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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