I never desire to converse with a man who has written more than he has read.
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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Whoever commits a fraud is guilty not only of the particular injury to him who he deceives, but of the diminution of that confidence which constitutes not only the ease but the existence of society.
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Slander is the revenge of a coward, and dissimulation of his defense.
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From thee, great God, we spring, to thee we tend,- Path, motive, guide, original, and end.
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Grief is a species of idleness.
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A decent provision for the poor is the true test of civilization.
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There must always be a struggle between a father and son, while one aims at power and the other at independence.
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What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure.
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No man was ever great by imitation.
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The true art of memory is the art of attention.
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Every man is rich or poor according to the proportion between his desires and his enjoyments.
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It very seldom happens to a man that his business is his pleasure.
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Prejudice, not being founded on reason, cannot be removed by argument.
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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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The next best thing to knowing something is knowing where to find it.
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Curiosity is, in great and generous minds, the first passion and the last.
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