When a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.
SAMUEL JOHNSONNone but a fool worries about things he cannot influence.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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Language is the dress of thought; every time you talk your mind is on parade.
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Fraud and falsehood only dread examination. Truth invites it.
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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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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.
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When any calamity is suffered, the first thing to be remembered is, how much has been escaped.
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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.
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Love is the wisdom of the fool and the folly of the wise.
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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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A man is in general better pleased when he has a good dinner upon his table, than when his wife talks Greek.
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From thee, great God, we spring, to thee we tend,- Path, motive, guide, original, and end.
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Bachelors have consciences, married men have wives.
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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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What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure.
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Women have two weapons – cosmetics and tears
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Shame arises from the fear of men, conscience from the fear of God.
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