You hesitate to stab me with a word, and know not – silence is the sharper sword.
SAMUEL JOHNSONNo government power can be abused long. Mankind will not bear it…. There is a remedy in human nature against tyranny, that will keep us safe under every form of government.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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A horse that can count to ten is a remarkable horse, not a remarkable mathematician.
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Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.
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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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The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.
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Curiosity is, in great and generous minds, the first passion and the last.
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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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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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Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.
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It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier to be sometimes cheated than not to trust.
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Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.
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Bachelors have consciences, married men have wives.
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Women have two weapons – cosmetics and tears
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The majority have no other reason for their opinions than that they are the fashion.
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If your determination is fixed, I do not counsel you to despair. Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance.
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Sorrow is the mere rust of the soul. Activity will cleanse and brighten it.
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