It is better to live rich than to die rich.
SAMUEL JOHNSONGrief is a species of idleness.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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It very seldom happens to a man that his business is his pleasure.
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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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My dear friend, clear your mind of can’t.
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You hesitate to stab me with a word, and know not – silence is the sharper sword.
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I never desire to converse with a man who has written more than he has read.
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What is easy is seldom excellent.
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Whoever thinks of going to bed before twelve o’clock is a scoundrel.
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There must always be a struggle between a father and son, while one aims at power and the other at independence.
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Advice is seldom welcome. Those who need it most, like it least.
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People need to be reminded more often than they need to be instructed.
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Fraud and falsehood only dread examination. Truth invites it.
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The future is purchased by the present.
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Ignorance, when it is voluntary, is criminal; and he may be properly charged with evil who refused to learn how he might prevent it.
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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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There are two types of knowledge. One is knowing a thing. The other is knowing where to find it.
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