A decent provision for the poor is the true test of civilization.
SAMUEL JOHNSONA man who both spends and saves money is the happiest man, because he has both enjoyments.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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It is better to live rich than to die rich.
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Slander is the revenge of a coward, and dissimulation of his defense.
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Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful.
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Love is the wisdom of the fool and the folly of the wise.
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A horse that can count to ten is a remarkable horse, not a remarkable mathematician.
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Power is gradually stealing away from the many to the few, because the few are more vigilant and consistent.
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He who waits to do a great deal of good at once will never do anything.
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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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Whoever commits a fraud is guilty not only of the particular injury to him who he deceives, but of the diminution of that confidence which constitutes not only the ease but the existence of society.
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A man who both spends and saves money is the happiest man, because he has both enjoyments.
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Truth allows no choice.
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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.
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A man is in general better pleased when he has a good dinner upon his table, than when his wife talks Greek.
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You can never be wise unless you love reading.
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Language is the dress of thought; every time you talk your mind is on parade.
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