There are two types of knowledge. One is knowing a thing. The other is knowing where to find it.
SAMUEL JOHNSONIt is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier to be sometimes cheated than not to trust.
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 contempt of the monuments and the wisdom of the past, may be justly reckoned one of the reigning follies of these days, to which pride and idleness have equally contributed.
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A man is in general better pleased when he has a good dinner upon his table, than when his wife talks Greek.
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A decent provision for the poor is the true test of civilization.
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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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No man was ever great by imitation.
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Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.
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What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure.
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When a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.
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If you are idle, be not solitary; if you are solitary be not idle.
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Books like friends, should be few and well-chosen.
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It is better to live rich than to die rich.
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Women have two weapons – cosmetics and tears
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People need to be reminded more often than they need to be instructed.
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Men more frequently require to be reminded than informed.
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