You hesitate to stab me with a word, and know not – silence is the sharper sword.
SAMUEL JOHNSONThe superiority of some men is merely local. They are great because their associates are little.
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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You can never be wise unless you love reading.
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A decent provision for the poor is the true test of civilization.
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I never desire to converse with a man who has written more than he has read.
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Slander is the revenge of a coward, and dissimulation of his defense.
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No man was ever great by imitation.
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A horse that can count to ten is a remarkable horse, not a remarkable mathematician.
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My dear friend, clear your mind of can’t.
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Prejudice, not being founded on reason, cannot be removed by argument.
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Love is the wisdom of the fool and the folly of the wise.
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The majority have no other reason for their opinions than that they are the fashion.
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What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure.
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Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.
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Deviation from Nature is deviation from happiness.
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None but a fool worries about things he cannot influence.
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