Deviation from Nature is deviation from happiness.
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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What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure.
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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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The future is purchased by the present.
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From thee, great God, we spring, to thee we tend,- Path, motive, guide, original, and end.
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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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Grief is a species of idleness.
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Sorrow is the mere rust of the soul. Activity will cleanse and brighten it.
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Books like friends, should be few and well-chosen.
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Fraud and falsehood only dread examination. Truth invites it.
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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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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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Advice is seldom welcome. Those who need it most, like it least.
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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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A man is in general better pleased when he has a good dinner upon his table, than when his wife talks Greek.
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My dear friend, clear your mind of can’t.
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