Every man is rich or poor according to the proportion between his desires and his enjoyments.
SAMUEL JOHNSONGrief is a species of idleness.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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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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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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From thee, great God, we spring, to thee we tend,- Path, motive, guide, original, and end.
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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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When once the forms of civility are violated, there remains little hope of return to kindness or decency.
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Life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties.
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Courage is the greatest of all virtues, because if you haven’t courage, you may not have an opportunity to use any of the others.
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What ever the motive for the insult, it is always best to overlook it; for folly doesn’t deserve resentment, and malice is punished by neglect.
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The Irish are a fair people: They never speak well of one another.
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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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Language is the dress of thought; every time you talk your mind is on parade.
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To preserve health is a moral and religious duty: for health is the basis of all social virtues; and we can be useful no longer than while we are well.
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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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How small of all that human hearts endure, That part which laws or kings can cause or cure.
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