From thee, great God, we spring, to thee we tend,- Path, motive, guide, original, and end.
SAMUEL JOHNSONNo man was ever great by imitation.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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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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Books like friends, should be few and well-chosen.
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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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Bachelors have consciences, married men have wives.
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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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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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He who waits to do a great deal of good at once will never do anything.
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Whoever commits a fraud is guilty not only of the particular injury to him who he deceives, but of the diminution of that confidence which constitutes not only the ease but the existence of society.
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What we hope ever to do with ease, we must learn first to do with diligence.
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Courage is the greatest of all virtues, because if you haven’t courage, you may not have an opportunity to use any of the others.
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The true art of memory is the art of attention.
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Grief is a species of idleness.
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Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome.
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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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A decent provision for the poor is the true test of civilization.
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