Grief is a species of idleness.
SAMUEL JOHNSONCourage is the greatest of all virtues, because if you haven’t courage, you may not have an opportunity to use any of the others.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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Love is the wisdom of the fool and the folly of the wise.
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The next best thing to knowing something is knowing where to find it.
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People need to be reminded more often than they need to be instructed.
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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.
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A decent provision for the poor is the true test of civilization.
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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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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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Money and time are the heaviest burdens of life, and the unhappiest of all mortals are those who have more of either than they know how to use.
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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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Never trust your tongue when your heart is bitter.
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Prejudice, not being founded on reason, cannot be removed by argument.
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Almost every man wastes part of his life attempting to display qualities which he does not possess.
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Shame arises from the fear of men, conscience from the fear of God.
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Fraud and falsehood only dread examination. Truth invites it.
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It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives.
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