He who waits to do a great deal of good at once will never do anything.
SAMUEL JOHNSONSorrow is the mere rust of the soul. Activity will cleanse and brighten it.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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The true art of memory is the art of attention.
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The future is purchased by the present.
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Your manuscript is both good and original; but the part that is good is not original, and the part that is original is not good.
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Women have two weapons – cosmetics and tears
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Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful.
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Slander is the revenge of a coward, and dissimulation of his defense.
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The Irish are a fair people: They never speak well of one another.
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Men who stand in the highest ranks of society seldom hear of their faults; if by any accident an opprobrious clamour reaches their ears, flattery is always at hand to pour in her opiates, to quiet conviction and obtund remorse.
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Power is not sufficient evidence of truth.
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If you are idle, be not solitary; if you are solitary be not idle.
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Pride is a vice, which pride itself inclines every man to find in others, and to overlook in himself.
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The majority have no other reason for their opinions than that they are the fashion.
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The superiority of some men is merely local. They are great because their associates are little.
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You can never be wise unless you love reading.
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Sorrow is the mere rust of the soul. Activity will cleanse and brighten it.
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