A man who uses a great many words to express his meaning is like a bad marksman who, instead of aiming a single stone at an object, takes up a handful and throws at it in hopes he may hit.
SAMUEL JOHNSONNothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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There are two types of knowledge. One is knowing a thing. The other is knowing where to find it.
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You can never be wise unless you love reading.
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People need to be reminded more often than they need to be instructed.
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It is better to live rich than to die rich.
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The Irish are a fair people: They never speak well of one another.
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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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He who waits to do a great deal of good at once will never do anything.
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What is easy is seldom excellent.
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When there is no hope, there can be no endeavor.
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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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What we hope ever to do with ease, we must learn first to do with diligence.
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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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None but a fool worries about things he cannot influence.
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Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.
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