The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.
SAMUEL JOHNSONFrom thee, great God, we spring, to thee we tend,- Path, motive, guide, original, and end.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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Every man is rich or poor according to the proportion between his desires and his enjoyments.
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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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Deviation from Nature is deviation from happiness.
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Power is not sufficient evidence of truth.
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A decent provision for the poor is the true test of civilization.
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It is better to live rich than to die rich.
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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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When once the forms of civility are violated, there remains little hope of return to kindness or decency.
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Life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties, passing from one step of success to another, forming new wishes and seeing them gratified.
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It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives.
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Fraud and falsehood only dread examination. Truth invites it.
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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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Never trust your tongue when your heart is bitter.
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Truth allows no choice.
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When there is no hope, there can be no endeavor.
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