He who waits to do a great deal of good at once will never do anything.
SAMUEL JOHNSONEach person’s work is always a portrait of himself.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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Language is the dress of thought; every time you talk your mind is on parade.
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You hesitate to stab me with a word, and know not – silence is the sharper sword.
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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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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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A little knowledge is a dangerous thing – it only hastens fools to rush in where angels fear to tread.
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Sorrow is the mere rust of the soul. Activity will cleanse and brighten it.
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Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.
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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 next best thing to knowing something is knowing where to find it.
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There are two types of knowledge. One is knowing a thing. The other is knowing where to find it.
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Books like friends, should be few and well-chosen.
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He who has so little knowledge of human nature as to seek happiness by changing anything but his own disposition will waste his life in fruitless efforts.
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Each person’s work is always a portrait of himself.
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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 once the forms of civility are violated, there remains little hope of return to kindness or decency.
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