Almost every man wastes part of his life attempting to display qualities which he does not possess.
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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From thee, great God, we spring, to thee we tend,- Path, motive, guide, original, and end.
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Our aspirations are our possibilities.
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Ignorance, when it is voluntary, is criminal; and he may be properly charged with evil who refused to learn how he might prevent it.
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There are two types of knowledge. One is knowing a thing. The other is knowing where to find it.
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Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.
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Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.
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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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None but a fool worries about things he cannot influence.
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Whoever thinks of going to bed before twelve o’clock is a scoundrel.
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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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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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Nature has given women so much power that the law has very wisely given them little.
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No man was ever great by imitation.
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He who waits to do a great deal of good at once will never do anything.
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Love is the wisdom of the fool and the folly of the wise.
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