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.
SAMUEL JOHNSONCuriosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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Slander is the revenge of a coward, and dissimulation of his defense.
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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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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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Sir, I have found you an argument; but I am not obliged to find you an understanding.
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A decent provision for the poor is the true test of civilization.
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Deviation from Nature is deviation from happiness.
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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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Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.
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The superiority of some men is merely local. They are great because their associates are little.
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I never desire to converse with a man who has written more than he has read.
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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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The true art of memory is the art of attention.
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If your determination is fixed, I do not counsel you to despair. Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance.
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From thee, great God, we spring, to thee we tend,- Path, motive, guide, original, and end.
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Whatever enlarges hope will also exalt courage.
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