Every man is rich or poor according to the proportion between his desires and his enjoyments.
SAMUEL JOHNSONLife affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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No government power can be abused long. Mankind will not bear it…. There is a remedy in human nature against tyranny, that will keep us safe under every form of government.
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Life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties.
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Men more frequently require to be reminded than informed.
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When a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.
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Never trust your tongue when your heart is bitter.
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It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives.
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A decent provision for the poor is the true test of civilization.
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What we hope ever to do with ease, we must learn first to do with diligence.
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Liberty is, to the lowest rank of every nation, little more than the choice of working or starving.
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Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful.
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Power is not sufficient evidence of truth.
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What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure.
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No man was ever great by imitation.
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A man who uses a great many words to express his meaning is like a bad marksman who, instead of aiming a single stone at an object, takes up a handful and throws at it in hopes he may hit.
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The future is purchased by the present.
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