When a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.

Samuel Johnson

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The Irish are a fair people: They never speak well of one another.
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Oneself People Talk Well
Men more frequently require to be reminded than informed.
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Information Man Reminder
A man’s mind grows narrow in a narrow place.
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Growth Man Mindset Place
Every man is rich or poor according to the proportion between his desires and his enjoyments.
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Desire Enjoyment Himself Man Philosophy Poor Rich Wisdom
Sir, I have found you an argument; but I am not obliged to find you an understanding.
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Argument Myself Understand Yourself
I never desire to converse with a man who has written more than he has read.
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Desire Man Myself Reading Writing
Curiosity is, in great and generous minds, the first passion and the last.
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Curiosity Generosity Greatness Mindset
Nature has given women so much power that the law has very wisely given them little.
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Law Nature Power Wisdom Woman
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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Father Freedom Independent Power Son Struggle
People need to be reminded more often than they need to be instructed.
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Instruction Need People
A decent provision for the poor is the true test of civilization.
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Civilization Poor Test True
From thee, great God, we spring, to thee we tend,- Path, motive, guide, original, and end.
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End God Greatness Guide Motivational Original Spring
Whatever enlarges hope will also exalt courage.
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Courage Hope Inspirational One Liner
A man who both spends and saves money is the happiest man, because he has both enjoyments.
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Enjoyment Happiness Man Money Save
Women have two weapons – cosmetics and tears
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Make Up Tears Weapon Woman
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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Change Effort Happiness Himself Human Knowledge Life Nature Seek Wasted Time
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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Goodness Original Poet Writing Yourself
A horse that can count to ten is a remarkable horse, not a remarkable mathematician.
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Animal Home Mathematics
The superiority of some men is merely local. They are great because their associates are little.
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Associate Greatness Local Man Position
The majority have no other reason for their opinions than that they are the fashion.
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Fashion Opinion Reason
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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Crime Evil Himself Ignorance Learning Proper
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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Equality Monument Past Pride Wisdom
Almost every man wastes part of his life attempting to display qualities which he does not possess.
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Attempt Himself Life Man Possession Waste
There are two types of knowledge. One is knowing a thing. The other is knowing where to find it.
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Education Knowledge Wisdom
If your determination is fixed, I do not counsel you to despair. Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance.
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Determination Diligence Greatness Impossible Performance Perservance Skills Strength Work
Prejudice, not being founded on reason, cannot be removed by argument.
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Argument Reason Remove
Power is gradually stealing away from the many to the few, because the few are more vigilant and consistent.
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Consistence Power Steal Theft

When a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.

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