Shame arises from the fear of men, conscience from the fear of God.
SAMUEL JOHNSONThe majority have no other reason for their opinions than that they are the fashion.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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I never desire to converse with a man who has written more than he has read.
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Whoever thinks of going to bed before twelve o’clock is a scoundrel.
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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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When there is no hope, there can be no endeavor.
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Whatever enlarges hope will also exalt courage.
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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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He who waits to do a great deal of good at once will never do anything.
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What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure.
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The next best thing to knowing something is knowing where to find it.
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Language is the dress of thought; every time you talk your mind is on parade.
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If you are idle, be not solitary; if you are solitary be not idle.
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Love is the wisdom of the fool and the folly of the wise.
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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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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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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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