What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure.
SAMUEL JOHNSONSorrow is the mere rust of the soul. Activity will cleanse and brighten it.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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When there is no hope, there can be no endeavor.
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No man will be a sailor who has contrivance enough to get himself into a jail; for being in a ship is being in a jail, with the chance of being drowned. A man in a jail has more room, better food, and commonly better company.
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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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The true art of memory is the art of attention.
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The majority have no other reason for their opinions than that they are the fashion.
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Prejudice, not being founded on reason, cannot be removed by argument.
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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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When any calamity is suffered, the first thing to be remembered is, how much has been escaped.
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The superiority of some men is merely local. They are great because their associates are little.
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People need to be reminded more often than they need to be instructed.
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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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It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier to be sometimes cheated than not to trust.
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My dear friend, clear your mind of can’t.
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If you are idle, be not solitary; if you are solitary be not idle.
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Advice is seldom welcome. Those who need it most, like it least.
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