He who waits to do a great deal of good at once will never do anything.
SAMUEL JOHNSONGrief is a species of idleness.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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The future is purchased by the present.
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I never desire to converse with a man who has written more than he has read.
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The misery of man proceeds not from any single crush of overwhelming evil, but from small vexations continually repeated.
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The really happy woman is the one who can enjoy the scenery when she has to take a detour. Happiness is not a state to arrive at, but rather a manner of traveling.
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No man was ever great by imitation.
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When a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.
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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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Sir, I have found you an argument; but I am not obliged to find you an understanding.
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A little knowledge is a dangerous thing – it only hastens fools to rush in where angels fear to tread.
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My dear friend, clear your mind of can’t.
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If your determination is fixed, I do not counsel you to despair. Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance.
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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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A man is in general better pleased when he has a good dinner upon his table, than when his wife talks Greek.
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Truth allows no choice.
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Deviation from Nature is deviation from happiness.
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