Pride is a vice, which pride itself inclines every man to find in others, and to overlook in himself.
SAMUEL JOHNSONThe majority have no other reason for their opinions than that they are the fashion.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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Men who stand in the highest ranks of society seldom hear of their faults; if by any accident an opprobrious clamour reaches their ears, flattery is always at hand to pour in her opiates, to quiet conviction and obtund remorse.
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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 majority have no other reason for their opinions than that they are the fashion.
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Ignorance, when it is voluntary, is criminal; and he may be properly charged with evil who refused to learn how he might prevent it.
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No government power can be abused long. Mankind will not bear it…. There is a remedy in human nature against tyranny, that will keep us safe under every form of government.
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Courage is the greatest of all virtues, because if you haven’t courage, you may not have an opportunity to use any of the others.
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If you are idle, be not solitary; if you are solitary be not idle.
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When any calamity is suffered, the first thing to be remembered is, how much has been escaped.
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Men more frequently require to be reminded than informed.
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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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Shame arises from the fear of men, conscience from the fear of God.
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The future is purchased by the present.
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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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The misery of man proceeds not from any single crush of overwhelming evil, but from small vexations continually repeated.
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Sir, I have found you an argument; but I am not obliged to find you an understanding.
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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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Nature has given women so much power that the law has very wisely given them little.
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Truth allows no choice.
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Your manuscript is both good and original; but the part that is good is not original, and the part that is original is not good.
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A man’s mind grows narrow in a narrow place.
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It very seldom happens to a man that his business is his pleasure.
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Advice is seldom welcome. Those who need it most, like it least.
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When once the forms of civility are violated, there remains little hope of return to kindness or decency.
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Prejudice, not being founded on reason, cannot be removed by argument.
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You can never be wise unless you love reading.
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