Power is not sufficient evidence of truth.
SAMUEL JOHNSONWhen a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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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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Nature has given women so much power that the law has very wisely given them little.
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Courage is reckoned the greatest of all virtues; because, unless a man has that virtue, he has no security for preserving any other.
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When there is no hope, there can be no endeavor.
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Men more frequently require to be reminded than informed.
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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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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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Sir, I have found you an argument; but I am not obliged to find you an understanding.
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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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A wise man will make haste to forgive, because he knows the true value of time, and will not suffer it to pass away in unnecessary pain.
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Whatever enlarges hope will also exalt courage.
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People need to be reminded more often than they need to be instructed.
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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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From thee, great God, we spring, to thee we tend,- Path, motive, guide, original, and end.
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I never desire to converse with a man who has written more than he has read.
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