Advice is seldom welcome. Those who need it most, like it least.
SAMUEL JOHNSONCuriosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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The wise man applauds he who he thinks most virtuous; the rest of the world applauds the wealthy.
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Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.
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Never trust your tongue when your heart is bitter.
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There are two types of knowledge. One is knowing a thing. The other is knowing where to find it.
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Fraud and falsehood only dread examination. Truth invites it.
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Grief is a species of idleness.
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Men who stand in the highest ranks of society seldom hear of their faults; if by any accident an opprobrious clamour reaches their ears, flattery is always at hand to pour in her opiates, to quiet conviction and obtund remorse.
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Love is the wisdom of the fool and the folly of the wise.
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Our aspirations are our possibilities.
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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 little knowledge is a dangerous thing – it only hastens fools to rush in where angels fear to tread.
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None but a fool worries about things he cannot influence.
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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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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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Life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties.
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