A man’s mind grows narrow in a narrow place.
SAMUEL JOHNSONCuriosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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Curiosity is, in great and generous minds, the first passion and the last.
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My dear friend, clear your mind of can’t.
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The true art of memory is the art of attention.
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Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.
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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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Advice is seldom welcome. Those who need it most, like it least.
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No man will be a sailor who has contrivance enough to get himself into a jail; for being in a ship is being in a jail, with the chance of being drowned. A man in a jail has more room, better food, and commonly better company.
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What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure.
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Your manuscript is both good and original; but the part that is good is not original, and the part that is original is not good.
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The future is purchased by the present.
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Fraud and falsehood only dread examination. Truth invites it.
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Men more frequently require to be reminded than informed.
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It is better to live rich than to die rich.
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People need to be reminded more often than they need to be instructed.
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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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