Advice is seldom welcome. Those who need it most, like it least.
SAMUEL JOHNSONOur aspirations are our possibilities.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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A man’s mind grows narrow in a narrow place.
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From thee, great God, we spring, to thee we tend,- Path, motive, guide, original, and end.
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Money and time are the heaviest burdens of life, and the unhappiest of all mortals are those who have more of either than they know how to use.
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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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If you are idle, be not solitary; if you are solitary be not idle.
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My dear friend, clear your mind of can’t.
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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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A decent provision for the poor is the true test of civilization.
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Truth allows no choice.
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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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Sorrow is the mere rust of the soul. Activity will cleanse and brighten it.
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The superiority of some men is merely local. They are great because their associates are little.
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Whatever enlarges hope will also exalt courage.
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Grief is a species of idleness.
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What we hope ever to do with ease, we must learn first to do with diligence.
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