What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure.
SAMUEL JOHNSONIt very seldom happens to a man that his business is his pleasure.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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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 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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If a madman were to come into this room with a stick in his hand, no doubt we should pity the state of his mind; but our primary consideration would be to take care of ourselves. We should knock him down first, and pity him afterwards.
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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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It very seldom happens to a man that his business is his pleasure.
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Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful.
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The future is purchased by the present.
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What is easy is seldom excellent.
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What ever the motive for the insult, it is always best to overlook it; for folly doesn’t deserve resentment, and malice is punished by neglect.
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If you are idle, be not solitary; if you are solitary be not idle.
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Shame arises from the fear of men, conscience from the fear of God.
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Power is not sufficient evidence of truth.
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Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.
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Prejudice, not being founded on reason, cannot be removed by argument.
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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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