When a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.
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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A horse that can count to ten is a remarkable horse, not a remarkable mathematician.
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I never desire to converse with a man who has written more than he has read.
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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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He who waits to do a great deal of good at once will never do anything.
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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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When there is no hope, there can be no endeavor.
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Fraud and falsehood only dread examination. Truth invites it.
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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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Truth allows no choice.
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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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Curiosity is, in great and generous minds, the first passion and the last.
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The next best thing to knowing something is knowing where to find it.
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A decent provision for the poor is the true test of civilization.
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If you are idle, be not solitary; if you are solitary be not idle.
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Our aspirations are our possibilities.
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