Men more frequently require to be reminded than informed.
SAMUEL JOHNSONLiberty is, to the lowest rank of every nation, little more than the choice of working or starving.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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Deviation from Nature is deviation from happiness.
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What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure.
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A man’s mind grows narrow in a narrow place.
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He who waits to do a great deal of good at once will never do anything.
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Each person’s work is always a portrait of himself.
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Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.
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Never trust your tongue when your heart is bitter.
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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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When any calamity is suffered, the first thing to be remembered is, how much has been escaped.
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The majority have no other reason for their opinions than that they are the fashion.
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It very seldom happens to a man that his business is his pleasure.
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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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No man was ever great by imitation.
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Curiosity is, in great and generous minds, the first passion and the last.
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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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