The true art of memory is the art of attention.
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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You hesitate to stab me with a word, and know not – silence is the sharper sword.
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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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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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The wise man applauds he who he thinks most virtuous; the rest of the world applauds the wealthy.
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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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Pride is a vice, which pride itself inclines every man to find in others, and to overlook in himself.
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A decent provision for the poor is the true test of civilization.
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Prejudice, not being founded on reason, cannot be removed by argument.
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Power is gradually stealing away from the many to the few, because the few are more vigilant and consistent.
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How small of all that human hearts endure, That part which laws or kings can cause or cure.
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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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What is easy is seldom excellent.
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It is better to live rich than to die rich.
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Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome.
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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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