The true art of memory is the art of attention.
SAMUEL JOHNSONNo man was ever great by imitation.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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Curiosity is, in great and generous minds, the first passion and the last.
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Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome.
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Men more frequently require to be reminded than informed.
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Advice is seldom welcome. Those who need it most, like it least.
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It is better to live rich than to die rich.
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Prejudice, not being founded on reason, cannot be removed by argument.
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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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I never desire to converse with a man who has written more than he has read.
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Courage is reckoned the greatest of all virtues; because, unless a man has that virtue, he has no security for preserving any other.
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The misery of man proceeds not from any single crush of overwhelming evil, but from small vexations continually repeated.
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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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Shame arises from the fear of men, conscience from the fear of God.
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Never trust your tongue when your heart is bitter.
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The Irish are a fair people: They never speak well of one another.
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Deviation from Nature is deviation from happiness.
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Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful.
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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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Bachelors have consciences, married men have wives.
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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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Sir, I have found you an argument; but I am not obliged to find you an understanding.
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Sorrow is the mere rust of the soul. Activity will cleanse and brighten it.
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You can never be wise unless you love reading.
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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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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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Whatever enlarges hope will also exalt courage.
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My dear friend, clear your mind of can’t.
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