Sorrow is the mere rust of the soul. Activity will cleanse and brighten it.
SAMUEL JOHNSONIntegrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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Men more frequently require to be reminded than informed.
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A decent provision for the poor is the true test of civilization.
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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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Language is the dress of thought; every time you talk your mind is on parade.
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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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What we hope ever to do with ease, we must learn first to do with diligence.
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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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No man was ever great by imitation.
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What is easy is seldom excellent.
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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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You can never be wise unless you love reading.
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What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure.
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When once the forms of civility are violated, there remains little hope of return to kindness or decency.
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Fraud and falsehood only dread examination. Truth invites it.
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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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