Sorrow is the mere rust of the soul. Activity will cleanse and brighten it.
SAMUEL JOHNSONPrejudice, not being founded on reason, cannot be removed by argument.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome.
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A man’s mind grows narrow in a narrow place.
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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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The future is purchased by the present.
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I never desire to converse with a man who has written more than he has read.
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Deviation from Nature is deviation from happiness.
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It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives.
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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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Money and time are the heaviest burdens of life, and the unhappiest of all mortals are those who have more of either than they know how to use.
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Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful.
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Language is the dress of thought; every time you talk your mind is on parade.
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Love is the wisdom of the fool and the folly of the wise.
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Our aspirations are our possibilities.
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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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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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