Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome.
SAMUEL JOHNSONPrejudice, not being founded on reason, cannot be removed by argument.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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None but a fool worries about things he cannot influence.
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Shame arises from the fear of men, conscience from the fear of God.
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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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Life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties, passing from one step of success to another, forming new wishes and seeing them gratified.
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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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A little knowledge is a dangerous thing – it only hastens fools to rush in where angels fear to tread.
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Whoever thinks of going to bed before twelve o’clock is a scoundrel.
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Advice is seldom welcome. Those who need it most, like it least.
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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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What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure.
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A horse that can count to ten is a remarkable horse, not a remarkable mathematician.
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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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Power is gradually stealing away from the many to the few, because the few are more vigilant and consistent.
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I never desire to converse with a man who has written more than he has read.
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It very seldom happens to a man that his business is his pleasure.
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