Language is the dress of thought; every time you talk your mind is on parade.
SAMUEL JOHNSONA man’s mind grows narrow in a narrow place.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.
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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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A horse that can count to ten is a remarkable horse, not a remarkable mathematician.
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It is better to live rich than to die rich.
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Men more frequently require to be reminded than informed.
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A man’s mind grows narrow in a narrow place.
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Money and time are the heaviest burdens of life, and the unhappiest of all mortals are those who have more of either than they know how to use.
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Whoever commits a fraud is guilty not only of the particular injury to him who he deceives, but of the diminution of that confidence which constitutes not only the ease but the existence of society.
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The majority have no other reason for their opinions than that they are the fashion.
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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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None but a fool worries about things he cannot influence.
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Fraud and falsehood only dread examination. Truth invites it.
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Exert your talents, and distinguish yourself, and don’t think of retiring from the world, until the world will be sorry that you retire.
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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.
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Sorrow is the mere rust of the soul. Activity will cleanse and brighten it.
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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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Power is not sufficient evidence of truth.
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The future is purchased by the present.
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When there is no hope, there can be no endeavor.
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When a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.
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Books like friends, should be few and well-chosen.
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Love is the wisdom of the fool and the folly of the wise.
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Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful.
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He who waits to do a great deal of good at once will never do anything.
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My dear friend, clear your mind of can’t.
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Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.
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