Life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties.
SAMUEL JOHNSONA man is in general better pleased when he has a good dinner upon his table, than when his wife talks Greek.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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Liberty is, to the lowest rank of every nation, little more than the choice of working or starving.
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There are two types of knowledge. One is knowing a thing. The other is knowing where to find it.
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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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You can never be wise unless you love reading.
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He who has so little knowledge of human nature as to seek happiness by changing anything but his own disposition will waste his life in fruitless efforts.
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What we hope ever to do with ease, we must learn first to do with diligence.
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You hesitate to stab me with a word, and know not – silence is the sharper sword.
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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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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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The wise man applauds he who he thinks most virtuous; the rest of the world applauds the wealthy.
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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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Curiosity is, in great and generous minds, the first passion and the last.
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He who waits to do a great deal of good at once will never do anything.
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Never trust your tongue when your heart is bitter.
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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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