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Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.

Samuel Johnson

Life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties.
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Afford Difficult Life Pleasure
The misery of man proceeds not from any single crush of overwhelming evil, but from small vexations continually repeated.
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Evil Man Misery Repeat
Whoever commits a fraud is guilty not only of the particular injury to him who he deceives, but of the diminution of that confidence which constitutes not only the ease but the existence of society.
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Commitment Existence Guilty Injury Mistake Society
No man was ever great by imitation.
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Greatness Imitation Man One Liner
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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Goodness Original Poet Writing Yourself
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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Enjoyment Happiness Travel Woman
Each person’s work is always a portrait of himself.
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Art Himself Person Photograph Work
The next best thing to knowing something is knowing where to find it.
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Knowledge Wisdom
Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome.
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Object Possible Try
When any calamity is suffered, the first thing to be remembered is, how much has been escaped.
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Adversity Escape Remember Suffering
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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Crime Evil Himself Ignorance Learning Proper
Prejudice, not being founded on reason, cannot be removed by argument.
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Argument Reason Remove
The true art of memory is the art of attention.
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Art Attention Memories True
Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful.
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Dangerous Integrity Knowledge Weakness
Advice is seldom welcome. Those who need it most, like it least.
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Advice Need Welcome
Fraud and falsehood only dread examination. Truth invites it.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Exam Fake Invitation Truth

Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.

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