The true art of memory is the art of attention.
SAMUEL JOHNSONIf a madman were to come into this room with a stick in his hand, no doubt we should pity the state of his mind; but our primary consideration would be to take care of ourselves. We should knock him down first, and pity him afterwards.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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Women have two weapons – cosmetics and tears
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Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.
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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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Each person’s work is always a portrait of himself.
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I never desire to converse with a man who has written more than he has read.
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All travel has its advantages. If the passenger visits better countries, he may learn to improve his own. And if fortune carries him to worse, he may learn to enjoy it.
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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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From thee, great God, we spring, to thee we tend,- Path, motive, guide, original, and end.
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Sir, I have found you an argument; but I am not obliged to find you an understanding.
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Life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties.
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The wise man applauds he who he thinks most virtuous; the rest of the world applauds the wealthy.
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The next best thing to knowing something is knowing where to find it.
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When once the forms of civility are violated, there remains little hope of return to kindness or decency.
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Bachelors have consciences, married men have wives.
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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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