Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.
SAMUEL JOHNSONNothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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A man’s mind grows narrow in a narrow place.
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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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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 any calamity is suffered, the first thing to be remembered is, how much has been escaped.
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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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Almost every man wastes part of his life attempting to display qualities which he does not possess.
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Our aspirations are our possibilities.
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Men more frequently require to be reminded than informed.
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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.
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What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure.
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Whatever enlarges hope will also exalt courage.
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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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Slander is the revenge of a coward, and dissimulation of his defense.
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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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