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.
SAMUEL JOHNSONWhatever enlarges hope will also exalt courage.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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A decent provision for the poor is the true test of civilization.
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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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Whoever thinks of going to bed before twelve o’clock is a scoundrel.
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I never desire to converse with a man who has written more than he has read.
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Sir, I have found you an argument; but I am not obliged to find you an understanding.
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You can never be wise unless you love reading.
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The Irish are a fair people: They never speak well of one another.
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You hesitate to stab me with a word, and know not – silence is the sharper sword.
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Bachelors have consciences, married men have wives.
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When there is no hope, there can be no endeavor.
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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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The misery of man proceeds not from any single crush of overwhelming evil, but from small vexations continually repeated.
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The true art of memory is the art of attention.
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What we hope ever to do with ease, we must learn first to do with diligence.
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The next best thing to knowing something is knowing where to find it.
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