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Each person’s work is always a portrait of himself.

Samuel Johnson

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.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Change Effort Happiness Himself Human Knowledge Life Nature Seek Wasted Time
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.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Equality Monument Past Pride Wisdom
The Irish are a fair people: They never speak well of one another.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Oneself People Talk Well
Love is the wisdom of the fool and the folly of the wise.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Fools Love Wisdom
Slander is the revenge of a coward, and dissimulation of his defense.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Coward Defense Revenge
Your manuscript is both good and original; but the part that is good is not original, and the part that is original is not good.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Goodness Original Poet Writing Yourself
Pride is a vice, which pride itself inclines every man to find in others, and to overlook in himself.
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Himself Man Pride Vice
Each person’s work is always a portrait of himself.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Art Himself Person Photograph Work
Deviation from Nature is deviation from happiness.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Happiness Nature
Every man is rich or poor according to the proportion between his desires and his enjoyments.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Desire Enjoyment Himself Man Philosophy Poor Rich Wisdom
Life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Afford Difficult Life Pleasure
The wise man applauds he who he thinks most virtuous; the rest of the world applauds the wealthy.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Man Praise Rich Virtue Wealth Wisdom World
You can never be wise unless you love reading.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Love Reading Wisdom Yourself
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 JOHNSON

Accident Hands Herself Man Mistake Quiet Reach Society Stand
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.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Enjoyment Happiness Travel Woman
Fraud and falsehood only dread examination. Truth invites it.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Exam Fake Invitation Truth

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