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Exert your talents, and distinguish yourself, and don’t think of retiring from the world, until the world will be sorry that you retire.

Samuel Johnson

What is easy is seldom excellent.
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Easy Excellence One Liner
The wise man applauds he who he thinks most virtuous; the rest of the world applauds the wealthy.
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Man Praise Rich Virtue Wealth Wisdom World
What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure.
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Effort Happiness Reading Writing
You can never be wise unless you love reading.
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Love Reading Wisdom Yourself
A wise man will make haste to forgive, because he knows the true value of time, and will not suffer it to pass away in unnecessary pain.
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Forgive Man Necessary Pain True Value Wisdom
Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome.
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Object Possible Try
A decent provision for the poor is the true test of civilization.
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Civilization Poor Test True
Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.
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Coward Patriot Refuge
The misery of man proceeds not from any single crush of overwhelming evil, but from small vexations continually repeated.
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Evil Man Misery Repeat
Power is not sufficient evidence of truth.
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Evidence One Liner Power Truth
Whatever enlarges hope will also exalt courage.
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Courage Hope Inspirational One Liner
Slander is the revenge of a coward, and dissimulation of his defense.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Coward Defense Revenge
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.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Better Company Enough Food Man Prison Room
If a madman were to come into this room with a stick in his hand, no doubt we should pity the state of his mind; but our primary consideration would be to take care of ourselves. We should knock him down first, and pity him afterwards.
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Care Hands Mad Man Ourselves Pity Room
It is better to live rich than to die rich.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Better Choice Death Live Rich
He who waits to do a great deal of good at once will never do anything.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Goodness Greatness Himself Wait

Exert your talents, and distinguish yourself, and don’t think of retiring from the world, until the world will be sorry that you retire.

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