Exert your talents, and distinguish yourself, and don’t think of retiring from the world, until the world will be sorry that you retire.
SAMUEL JOHNSONNo man was ever great by imitation.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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You hesitate to stab me with a word, and know not – silence is the sharper sword.
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It is better to live rich than to die rich.
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There must always be a struggle between a father and son, while one aims at power and the other at independence.
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Fraud and falsehood only dread examination. Truth invites it.
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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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Power is gradually stealing away from the many to the few, because the few are more vigilant and consistent.
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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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A man who both spends and saves money is the happiest man, because he has both enjoyments.
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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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Slander is the revenge of a coward, and dissimulation of his defense.
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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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A horse that can count to ten is a remarkable horse, not a remarkable mathematician.
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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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Life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties.
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A man’s mind grows narrow in a narrow place.
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