Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome.
SAMUEL JOHNSONThere must always be a struggle between a father and son, while one aims at power and the other at independence.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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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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You can never be wise unless you love reading.
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If your determination is fixed, I do not counsel you to despair. Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance.
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Men more frequently require to be reminded than informed.
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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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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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When once the forms of civility are violated, there remains little hope of return to kindness or decency.
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Our aspirations are our possibilities.
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I never desire to converse with a man who has written more than he has read.
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Deviation from Nature is deviation from happiness.
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Every man is rich or poor according to the proportion between his desires and his enjoyments.
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The superiority of some men is merely local. They are great because their associates are little.
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From thee, great God, we spring, to thee we tend,- Path, motive, guide, original, and end.
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The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.
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If a madman were to come into this room with a stick in his hand, no doubt we should pity the state of his mind; but our primary consideration would be to take care of ourselves. We should knock him down first, and pity him afterwards.
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