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A man is in general better pleased when he has a good dinner upon his table, than when his wife talks Greek.

Samuel Johnson

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.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Expression Greatness Himself Hope Man Meaning World
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 JOHNSON

Retirement Sorry Talent Thinking World Yourself
It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier to be sometimes cheated than not to trust.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Better Cheating Happiness Suffering Trust Wrong
Love is the wisdom of the fool and the folly of the wise.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Fools Love Wisdom
Men who stand in the highest ranks of society seldom hear of their faults; if by any accident an opprobrious clamour reaches their ears, flattery is always at hand to pour in her opiates, to quiet conviction and obtund remorse.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Accident Hands Herself Man Mistake Quiet Reach Society Stand
A decent provision for the poor is the true test of civilization.
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Civilization Poor Test True
Books like friends, should be few and well-chosen.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Books Choice Friendship
There must always be a struggle between a father and son, while one aims at power and the other at independence.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Father Freedom Independent Power Son Struggle
No government power can be abused long. Mankind will not bear it…. There is a remedy in human nature against tyranny, that will keep us safe under every form of government.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Abuse Government Human Nature Power Safety
Sorrow is the mere rust of the soul. Activity will cleanse and brighten it.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Bright Cleaning Sorrow Soul
Life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties, passing from one step of success to another, forming new wishes and seeing them gratified.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Difficult Gratitude Happiness Success
No man will be a sailor who has contrivance enough to get himself into a jail; for being in a ship is being in a jail, with the chance of being drowned. A man in a jail has more room, better food, and commonly better company.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Better Company Enough Food Man Prison Room
What is easy is seldom excellent.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Easy Excellence One Liner
What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Effort Happiness Reading Writing
Whoever thinks of going to bed before twelve o’clock is a scoundrel.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Bed Coward Night Sleep Thinking
The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Goodness Measurement Treat True

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