A wise man will make haste to forgive, because he knows the true value of time, and will not suffer it to pass away in unnecessary pain.
SAMUEL JOHNSONPatriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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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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When once the forms of civility are violated, there remains little hope of return to kindness or decency.
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Each person’s work is always a portrait of himself.
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Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.
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Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome.
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Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.
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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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It is better to live rich than to die rich.
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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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My dear friend, clear your mind of can’t.
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A horse that can count to ten is a remarkable horse, not a remarkable mathematician.
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Our aspirations are our possibilities.
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Slander is the revenge of a coward, and dissimulation of his defense.
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It very seldom happens to a man that his business is his pleasure.
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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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