Advice is seldom welcome. Those who need it most, like it least.
SAMUEL JOHNSONGrief is a species of idleness.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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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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Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.
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It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives.
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What is easy is seldom excellent.
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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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The superiority of some men is merely local. They are great because their associates are little.
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A man’s mind grows narrow in a narrow place.
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He who waits to do a great deal of good at once will never do anything.
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How small of all that human hearts endure, That part which laws or kings can cause or cure.
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A contempt of the monuments and the wisdom of the past, may be justly reckoned one of the reigning follies of these days, to which pride and idleness have equally contributed.
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What we hope ever to do with ease, we must learn first to do with diligence.
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Almost every man wastes part of his life attempting to display qualities which he does not possess.
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Sorrow is the mere rust of the soul. Activity will cleanse and brighten it.
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Fraud and falsehood only dread examination. Truth invites it.
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A wise man will make haste to forgive, because he knows the true value of time, and will not suffer it to pass away in unnecessary pain.
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