What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure.
SAMUEL JOHNSONA little knowledge is a dangerous thing – it only hastens fools to rush in where angels fear to tread.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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He who waits to do a great deal of good at once will never do anything.
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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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Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.
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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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Nature has given women so much power that the law has very wisely given them little.
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Power is gradually stealing away from the many to the few, because the few are more vigilant and consistent.
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Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome.
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Whatever enlarges hope will also exalt courage.
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Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.
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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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It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives.
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From thee, great God, we spring, to thee we tend,- Path, motive, guide, original, and end.
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Deviation from Nature is deviation from happiness.
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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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Prejudice, not being founded on reason, cannot be removed by argument.
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