If a madman were to come into this room with a stick in his hand, no doubt we should pity the state of his mind; but our primary consideration would be to take care of ourselves. We should knock him down first, and pity him afterwards.
SAMUEL JOHNSONKindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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What is easy is seldom excellent.
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Power is not sufficient evidence of truth.
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Fraud and falsehood only dread examination. Truth invites it.
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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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The future is purchased by the present.
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Language is the dress of thought; every time you talk your mind is on parade.
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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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I never desire to converse with a man who has written more than he has read.
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Every man is rich or poor according to the proportion between his desires and his enjoyments.
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Advice is seldom welcome. Those who need it most, like it least.
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Each person’s work is always a portrait of himself.
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The superiority of some men is merely local. They are great because their associates are little.
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Grief is a species of idleness.
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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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You can never be wise unless you love reading.
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