I never desire to converse with a man who has written more than he has read.
SAMUEL JOHNSONIf you are idle, be not solitary; if you are solitary be not idle.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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Whatever enlarges hope will also exalt courage.
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The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.
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Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.
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People need to be reminded more often than they need to be instructed.
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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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Our aspirations are our possibilities.
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When there is no hope, there can be no endeavor.
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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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Exert your talents, and distinguish yourself, and don’t think of retiring from the world, until the world will be sorry that you retire.
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Prejudice, not being founded on reason, cannot be removed by argument.
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If 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.
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A contempt of the monuments and the wisdom of the past, may be justly reckoned one of the reigning follies of these days, to which pride and idleness have equally contributed.
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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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Nature has given women so much power that the law has very wisely given them little.
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No man was ever great by imitation.
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