Fraud and falsehood only dread examination. Truth invites it.
SAMUEL JOHNSONWhatever enlarges hope will also exalt courage.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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To preserve health is a moral and religious duty: for health is the basis of all social virtues; and we can be useful no longer than while we are well.
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No man was ever great by imitation.
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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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The majority have no other reason for their opinions than that they are the fashion.
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Each person’s work is always a portrait of himself.
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Love is the wisdom of the fool and the folly of the wise.
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When there is no hope, there can be no endeavor.
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Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful.
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What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure.
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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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Whatever enlarges hope will also exalt courage.
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Shame arises from the fear of men, conscience from the fear of God.
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Advice is seldom welcome. Those who need it most, like it least.
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A decent provision for the poor is the true test of civilization.
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He who waits to do a great deal of good at once will never do anything.
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