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A man’s mind grows narrow in a narrow place.

Samuel Johnson

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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Enjoyment Happiness Travel Woman
Sir, I have found you an argument; but I am not obliged to find you an understanding.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Argument Myself Understand Yourself
Curiosity is, in great and generous minds, the first passion and the last.
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Curiosity Generosity Greatness Mindset
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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Change Effort Happiness Himself Human Knowledge Life Nature Seek Wasted Time
It is better to live rich than to die rich.
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Better Choice Death Live Rich
If your determination is fixed, I do not counsel you to despair. Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance.
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Determination Diligence Greatness Impossible Performance Perservance Skills Strength Work
My dear friend, clear your mind of can’t.
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Friendship Mindset Myself
Men more frequently require to be reminded than informed.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Information Man Reminder
A wise man will make haste to forgive, because he knows the true value of time, and will not suffer it to pass away in unnecessary pain.
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Forgive Man Necessary Pain True Value Wisdom
Whoever thinks of going to bed before twelve o’clock is a scoundrel.
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Bed Coward Night Sleep Thinking
A man who both spends and saves money is the happiest man, because he has both enjoyments.
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Enjoyment Happiness Man Money Save
How small of all that human hearts endure, That part which laws or kings can cause or cure.
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Cure Endurance Heart Human King Law
No man will be a sailor who has contrivance enough to get himself into a jail; for being in a ship is being in a jail, with the chance of being drowned. A man in a jail has more room, better food, and commonly better company.
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Better Company Enough Food Man Prison Room
Shame arises from the fear of men, conscience from the fear of God.
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Conscience Deep Fear God Man Rise Shame Wisdom
A contempt of the monuments and the wisdom of the past, may be justly reckoned one of the reigning follies of these days, to which pride and idleness have equally contributed.
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Equality Monument Past Pride Wisdom
A decent provision for the poor is the true test of civilization.
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Civilization Poor Test True

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