My dear friend, clear your mind of can’t.
SAMUEL JOHNSONThe true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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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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Shame arises from the fear of men, conscience from the fear of God.
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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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Slander is the revenge of a coward, and dissimulation of his defense.
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You hesitate to stab me with a word, and know not – silence is the sharper sword.
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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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The majority have no other reason for their opinions than that they are the fashion.
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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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Advice is seldom welcome. Those who need it most, like it least.
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The Irish are a fair people: They never speak well of one another.
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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.
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Courage is reckoned the greatest of all virtues; because, unless a man has that virtue, he has no security for preserving any other.
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Whoever thinks of going to bed before twelve o’clock is a scoundrel.
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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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