When a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.
SAMUEL JOHNSONNo man was ever great by imitation.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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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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If a madman were to come into this room with a stick in his hand, no doubt we should pity the state of his mind; but our primary consideration would be to take care of ourselves. We should knock him down first, and pity him afterwards.
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How small of all that human hearts endure, That part which laws or kings can cause or cure.
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Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome.
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Slander is the revenge of a coward, and dissimulation of his defense.
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My dear friend, clear your mind of can’t.
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Money and time are the heaviest burdens of life, and the unhappiest of all mortals are those who have more of either than they know how to use.
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Love is the wisdom of the fool and the folly of the wise.
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Fraud and falsehood only dread examination. Truth invites it.
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You hesitate to stab me with a word, and know not – silence is the sharper sword.
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No man was ever great by imitation.
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A man’s mind grows narrow in a narrow place.
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All travel has its advantages. If the passenger visits better countries, he may learn to improve his own. And if fortune carries him to worse, he may learn to enjoy it.
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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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Curiosity is, in great and generous minds, the first passion and the last.
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