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.
SAMUEL JOHNSONYou can never be wise unless you love reading.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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Books like friends, should be few and well-chosen.
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The wise man applauds he who he thinks most virtuous; the rest of the world applauds the wealthy.
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What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure.
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Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.
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If you are idle, be not solitary; if you are solitary be not idle.
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He who waits to do a great deal of good at once will never do anything.
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From thee, great God, we spring, to thee we tend,- Path, motive, guide, original, and end.
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Prejudice, not being founded on reason, cannot be removed by argument.
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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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When any calamity is suffered, the first thing to be remembered is, how much has been escaped.
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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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Our aspirations are our possibilities.
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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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Love is the wisdom of the fool and the folly of the wise.
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Grief is a species of idleness.
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