Nature has given women so much power that the law has very wisely given them little.
SAMUEL JOHNSONNo man was ever great by imitation.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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Truth allows no choice.
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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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When a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.
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Prejudice, not being founded on reason, cannot be removed by argument.
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What ever the motive for the insult, it is always best to overlook it; for folly doesn’t deserve resentment, and malice is punished by neglect.
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Advice is seldom welcome. Those who need it most, like it least.
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Slander is the revenge of a coward, and dissimulation of his defense.
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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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What we hope ever to do with ease, we must learn first to do with diligence.
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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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Power is gradually stealing away from the many to the few, because the few are more vigilant and consistent.
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A man’s mind grows narrow in a narrow place.
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Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.
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A horse that can count to ten is a remarkable horse, not a remarkable mathematician.
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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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To preserve health is a moral and religious duty: for health is the basis of all social virtues; and we can be useful no longer than while we are well.
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The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.
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Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome.
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The wise man applauds he who he thinks most virtuous; the rest of the world applauds the wealthy.
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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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The Irish are a fair people: They never speak well of one another.
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Fraud and falsehood only dread examination. Truth invites it.
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He who waits to do a great deal of good at once will never do anything.
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The majority have no other reason for their opinions than that they are the fashion.
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Men more frequently require to be reminded than informed.
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Ignorance, when it is voluntary, is criminal; and he may be properly charged with evil who refused to learn how he might prevent it.
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