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.
SAMUEL JOHNSONNothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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Whoever commits a fraud is guilty not only of the particular injury to him who he deceives, but of the diminution of that confidence which constitutes not only the ease but the existence of society.
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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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When a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.
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Men more frequently require to be reminded than informed.
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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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Never trust your tongue when your heart is bitter.
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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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It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives.
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Shame arises from the fear of men, conscience from the fear of God.
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The majority have no other reason for their opinions than that they are the fashion.
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Curiosity is, in great and generous minds, the first passion and the last.
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Fraud and falsehood only dread examination. Truth invites it.
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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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Money and time are the heaviest burdens of life, and the unhappiest of all mortals are those who have more of either than they know how to use.
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When there is no hope, there can be no endeavor.
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None but a fool worries about things he cannot influence.
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What ever the motive for the insult, it is always best to overlook it; for folly doesn’t deserve resentment, and malice is punished by neglect.
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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 true art of memory is the art of attention.
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Life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties.
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The superiority of some men is merely local. They are great because their associates are little.
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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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If you are idle, be not solitary; if you are solitary be not idle.
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A decent provision for the poor is the true test of civilization.
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To preserve health is a moral and religious duty: for health is the basis of all social virtues; and we can be useful no longer than while we are well.
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Deviation from Nature is deviation from happiness.
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