There are two types of knowledge. One is knowing a thing. The other is knowing where to find it.
SAMUEL JOHNSONLife affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties, passing from one step of success to another, forming new wishes and seeing them gratified.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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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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Men more frequently require to be reminded than informed.
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The future is purchased by the present.
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None but a fool worries about things he cannot influence.
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You can never be wise unless you love reading.
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When once the forms of civility are violated, there remains little hope of return to kindness or decency.
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From thee, great God, we spring, to thee we tend,- Path, motive, guide, original, and end.
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Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.
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He who waits to do a great deal of good at once will never do anything.
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You hesitate to stab me with a word, and know not – silence is the sharper sword.
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People need to be reminded more often than they need to be instructed.
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All travel has its advantages. If the passenger visits better countries, he may learn to improve his own. And if fortune carries him to worse, he may learn to enjoy it.
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My dear friend, clear your mind of can’t.
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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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A decent provision for the poor is the true test of civilization.
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