Courage is reckoned the greatest of all virtues; because, unless a man has that virtue, he has no security for preserving any other.
SAMUEL JOHNSONYou hesitate to stab me with a word, and know not – silence is the sharper sword.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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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.
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Language is the dress of thought; every time you talk your mind is on parade.
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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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The Irish are a fair people: They never speak well of one another.
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Sir, I have found you an argument; but I am not obliged to find you an understanding.
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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.
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Truth allows no choice.
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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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Sorrow is the mere rust of the soul. Activity will cleanse and brighten it.
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Our aspirations are our possibilities.
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What ever the motive for the insult, it is always best to overlook it; for folly doesn’t deserve resentment, and malice is punished by neglect.
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Liberty is, to the lowest rank of every nation, little more than the choice of working or starving.
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A man’s mind grows narrow in a narrow place.
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Slander is the revenge of a coward, and dissimulation of his defense.
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My dear friend, clear your mind of can’t.
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