Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.
SAMUEL JOHNSONA man’s mind grows narrow in a narrow place.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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Nature has given women so much power that the law has very wisely given them little.
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Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.
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Curiosity is, in great and generous minds, the first passion and the last.
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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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A decent provision for the poor is the true test of civilization.
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When there is no hope, there can be no endeavor.
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Pride is a vice, which pride itself inclines every man to find in others, and to overlook in himself.
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Power is not sufficient evidence of truth.
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How small of all that human hearts endure, That part which laws or kings can cause or cure.
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None but a fool worries about things he cannot influence.
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Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.
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I never desire to converse with a man who has written more than he has read.
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The Irish are a fair people: They never speak well of one another.
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When any calamity is suffered, the first thing to be remembered is, how much has been escaped.
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My dear friend, clear your mind of can’t.
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