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You hesitate to stab me with a word, and know not – silence is the sharper sword.

Samuel Johnson

When once the forms of civility are violated, there remains little hope of return to kindness or decency.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Break Hope Kindness Return Rule Violence
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.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Better Company Enough Food Man Prison Room
Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Object Possible Try
Almost every man wastes part of his life attempting to display qualities which he does not possess.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Attempt Himself Life Man Possession Waste
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
What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Effort Happiness Reading Writing
Power is gradually stealing away from the many to the few, because the few are more vigilant and consistent.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Consistence Power Steal Theft
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
Advice is seldom welcome. Those who need it most, like it least.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Advice Need Welcome
When any calamity is suffered, the first thing to be remembered is, how much has been escaped.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Adversity Escape Remember Suffering
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.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Courage Greatness Opportunity Virtue
Deviation from Nature is deviation from happiness.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Happiness Nature
It is better to live rich than to die rich.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Better Choice Death Live Rich
Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Character Curiosity Intellectual Oneself
Women have two weapons – cosmetics and tears
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Make Up Tears Weapon Woman
Curiosity is, in great and generous minds, the first passion and the last.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Curiosity Generosity Greatness Mindset

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