Power is not sufficient evidence of truth.
SAMUEL JOHNSONNone but a fool worries about things he cannot influence.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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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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What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure.
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Slander is the revenge of a coward, and dissimulation of his defense.
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I never desire to converse with a man who has written more than he has read.
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Love is the wisdom of the fool and the folly of the wise.
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No man was ever great by imitation.
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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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Your manuscript is both good and original; but the part that is good is not original, and the part that is original is not good.
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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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Truth allows no choice.
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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.
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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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It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier to be sometimes cheated than not to trust.
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He who waits to do a great deal of good at once will never do anything.
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Life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties.
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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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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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Never trust your tongue when your heart is bitter.
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Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.
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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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Courage is the greatest of all virtues, because if you haven’t courage, you may not have an opportunity to use any of the others.
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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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It very seldom happens to a man that his business is his pleasure.
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The Irish are a fair people: They never speak well of one another.
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Language is the dress of thought; every time you talk your mind is on parade.
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It is better to live rich than to die rich.
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