Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome.
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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Books like friends, should be few and well-chosen.
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Whoever thinks of going to bed before twelve o’clock is a scoundrel.
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Men more frequently require to be reminded than informed.
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The Irish are a fair people: They never speak well of one another.
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From thee, great God, we spring, to thee we tend,- Path, motive, guide, original, and end.
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No 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.
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What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure.
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Sorrow is the mere rust of the soul. Activity will cleanse and brighten it.
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The wise man applauds he who he thinks most virtuous; the rest of the world applauds the wealthy.
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It very seldom happens to a man that his business is his pleasure.
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Prejudice, not being founded on reason, cannot be removed by argument.
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Every man is rich or poor according to the proportion between his desires and his enjoyments.
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It is better to live rich than to die rich.
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A man’s mind grows narrow in a narrow place.
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Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful.
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