Nature has given women so much power that the law has very wisely given them little.
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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Power is gradually stealing away from the many to the few, because the few are more vigilant and consistent.
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A man’s mind grows narrow in a narrow place.
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Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.
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No man was ever great by imitation.
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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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It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives.
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My dear friend, clear your mind of can’t.
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You can never be wise unless you love reading.
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When once the forms of civility are violated, there remains little hope of return to kindness or decency.
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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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Prejudice, not being founded on reason, cannot be removed by argument.
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Life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties.
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The next best thing to knowing something is knowing where to find it.
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People need to be reminded more often than they need to be instructed.
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It is better to live rich than to die rich.
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