Pride is a vice, which pride itself inclines every man to find in others, and to overlook in himself.
SAMUEL JOHNSONGrief is a species of idleness.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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Love is the wisdom of the fool and the folly of the wise.
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Power is gradually stealing away from the many to the few, because the few are more vigilant and consistent.
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From thee, great God, we spring, to thee we tend,- Path, motive, guide, original, and end.
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My dear friend, clear your mind of can’t.
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Each person’s work is always a portrait of himself.
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The next best thing to knowing something is knowing where to find it.
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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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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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A man’s mind grows narrow in a narrow place.
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It very seldom happens to a man that his business is his pleasure.
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The majority have no other reason for their opinions than that they are the fashion.
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People need to be reminded more often than they need to be instructed.
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Truth allows no choice.
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When there is no hope, there can be no endeavor.
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The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.
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