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It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives.

Samuel Johnson

Pride is a vice, which pride itself inclines every man to find in others, and to overlook in himself.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Himself Man Pride Vice
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.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Care Hands Mad Man Ourselves Pity Room
The Irish are a fair people: They never speak well of one another.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Oneself People Talk Well
Ignorance, when it is voluntary, is criminal; and he may be properly charged with evil who refused to learn how he might prevent it.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Crime Evil Himself Ignorance Learning Proper
I never desire to converse with a man who has written more than he has read.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Desire Man Myself Reading Writing
Deviation from Nature is deviation from happiness.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Happiness Nature
Grief is a species of idleness.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Born Children Grief One Liner Wasted Time
The misery of man proceeds not from any single crush of overwhelming evil, but from small vexations continually repeated.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Evil Man Misery Repeat
Money and time are the heaviest burdens of life, and the unhappiest of all mortals are those who have more of either than they know how to use.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Happiness heavy Life Money Mortal Time
It very seldom happens to a man that his business is his pleasure.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Business Happiness Himself Man
The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Goodness Measurement Treat True
There must always be a struggle between a father and son, while one aims at power and the other at independence.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Father Freedom Independent Power Son Struggle
What we hope ever to do with ease, we must learn first to do with diligence.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Diligence Hope Learning
No man was ever great by imitation.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Greatness Imitation Man One Liner
Truth allows no choice.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Choice One Liner Truth
To preserve health is a moral and religious duty: for health is the basis of all social virtues; and we can be useful no longer than while we are well.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Health Moral Preserve Religious Social Virtue

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