Ignorance, when it is voluntary, is criminal; and he may be properly charged with evil who refused to learn how he might prevent it.
SAMUEL JOHNSONIt very seldom happens to a man that his business is his pleasure.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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A decent provision for the poor is the true test of civilization.
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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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Deviation from Nature is deviation from happiness.
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Shame arises from the fear of men, conscience from the fear of God.
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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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Men more frequently require to be reminded than informed.
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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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Curiosity is, in great and generous minds, the first passion and the last.
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A wise man will make haste to forgive, because he knows the true value of time, and will not suffer it to pass away in unnecessary pain.
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My dear friend, clear your mind of can’t.
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What is easy is seldom excellent.
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Whoever thinks of going to bed before twelve o’clock is a scoundrel.
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He who has so little knowledge of human nature as to seek happiness by changing anything but his own disposition will waste his life in fruitless efforts.
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No man was ever great by imitation.
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The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.
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