If you are idle, be not solitary; if you are solitary be not idle.
SAMUEL JOHNSON
Grief is a species of idleness.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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If you are idle, be not solitary; if you are solitary be not idle.
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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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My dear friend, clear your mind of can’t.
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The future is purchased by the present.
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Exert your talents, and distinguish yourself, and don’t think of retiring from the world, until the world will be sorry that you retire.
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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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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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Language is the dress of thought; every time you talk your mind is on parade.
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None but a fool worries about things he cannot influence.
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Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.
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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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What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure.
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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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Each person’s work is always a portrait of himself.
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Shame arises from the fear of men, conscience from the fear of God.
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Sorrow is the mere rust of the soul. Activity will cleanse and brighten it.
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