When there is no hope, there can be no endeavor.
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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Power is not sufficient evidence of truth.
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A little knowledge is a dangerous thing – it only hastens fools to rush in where angels fear to tread.
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A man who uses a great many words to express his meaning is like a bad marksman who, instead of aiming a single stone at an object, takes up a handful and throws at it in hopes he may hit.
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When a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.
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Whoever thinks of going to bed before twelve o’clock is a scoundrel.
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Slander is the revenge of a coward, and dissimulation of his defense.
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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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Fraud and falsehood only dread examination. Truth invites it.
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Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.
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A man’s mind grows narrow in a narrow place.
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Shame arises from the fear of men, conscience from the fear of God.
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Books like friends, should be few and well-chosen.
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The true art of memory is the art of attention.
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The next best thing to knowing something is knowing where to find it.
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The really happy woman is the one who can enjoy the scenery when she has to take a detour. Happiness is not a state to arrive at, but rather a manner of traveling.
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