Men who stand in the highest ranks of society seldom hear of their faults; if by any accident an opprobrious clamour reaches their ears, flattery is always at hand to pour in her opiates, to quiet conviction and obtund remorse.
SAMUEL JOHNSONYou can never be wise unless you love reading.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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The superiority of some men is merely local. They are great because their associates are little.
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Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful.
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It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier to be sometimes cheated than not to trust.
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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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Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome.
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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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Grief is a species of idleness.
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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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The future is purchased by the present.
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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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Language is the dress of thought; every time you talk your mind is on parade.
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Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.
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The next best thing to knowing something is knowing where to find it.
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A man’s mind grows narrow in a narrow place.
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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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