Sorrow is the mere rust of the soul. Activity will cleanse and brighten it.
SAMUEL JOHNSONCuriosity is, in great and generous minds, the first passion and the last.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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Prejudice, not being founded on reason, cannot be removed by argument.
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Life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties, passing from one step of success to another, forming new wishes and seeing them gratified.
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There must always be a struggle between a father and son, while one aims at power and the other at independence.
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Ignorance, when it is voluntary, is criminal; and he may be properly charged with evil who refused to learn how he might prevent it.
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No man was ever great by imitation.
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Men more frequently require to be reminded than informed.
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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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You can never be wise unless you love reading.
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Power is not sufficient evidence of truth.
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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 really happy woman is the one who can enjoy the scenery when she has to take a detour. Happiness is not a state to arrive at, but rather a manner of traveling.
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Life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties.
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If you are idle, be not solitary; if you are solitary be not idle.
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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 hesitate to stab me with a word, and know not – silence is the sharper sword.
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