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 JOHNSONEach person’s work is always a portrait of himself.
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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Power is gradually stealing away from the many to the few, because the few are more vigilant and consistent.
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Deviation from Nature is deviation from happiness.
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Our aspirations are our possibilities.
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There must always be a struggle between a father and son, while one aims at power and the other at independence.
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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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Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.
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When there is no hope, there can be no endeavor.
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Courage is the greatest of all virtues, because if you haven’t courage, you may not have an opportunity to use any of the others.
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Never trust your tongue when your heart is bitter.
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Sorrow is the mere rust of the soul. Activity will cleanse and brighten it.
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Bachelors have consciences, married men have wives.
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Ignorance, when it is voluntary, is criminal; and he may be properly charged with evil who refused to learn how he might prevent it.
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From thee, great God, we spring, to thee we tend,- Path, motive, guide, original, and end.
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It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives.
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