A horse that can count to ten is a remarkable horse, not a remarkable mathematician.
SAMUEL JOHNSONIt very seldom happens to a man that his business is his pleasure.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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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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Our aspirations are our possibilities.
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People need to be reminded more often than they need to be instructed.
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A man’s mind grows narrow in a narrow place.
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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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When any calamity is suffered, the first thing to be remembered is, how much has been escaped.
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Sorrow is the mere rust of the soul. Activity will cleanse and brighten it.
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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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When there is no hope, there can be no endeavor.
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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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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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What we hope ever to do with ease, we must learn first to do with diligence.
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It very seldom happens to a man that his business is his pleasure.
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The future is purchased by the present.
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Truth allows no choice.
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