What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure.
SAMUEL JOHNSONThe misery of man proceeds not from any single crush of overwhelming evil, but from small vexations continually repeated.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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Books like friends, should be few and well-chosen.
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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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You hesitate to stab me with a word, and know not – silence is the sharper sword.
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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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A man who both spends and saves money is the happiest man, because he has both enjoyments.
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A horse that can count to ten is a remarkable horse, not a remarkable mathematician.
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Shame arises from the fear of men, conscience from the fear of God.
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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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It is better to live rich than to die rich.
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Prejudice, not being founded on reason, cannot be removed by argument.
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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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From thee, great God, we spring, to thee we tend,- Path, motive, guide, original, and end.
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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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You can never be wise unless you love reading.
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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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