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It very seldom happens to a man that his business is his pleasure.

Samuel Johnson

It very seldom happens to a man that his business is his pleasure.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Business Happiness Himself Man
He who waits to do a great deal of good at once will never do anything.
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Goodness Greatness Himself Wait
Deviation from Nature is deviation from happiness.
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Happiness Nature
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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Forgive Man Necessary Pain True Value Wisdom
No man will be a sailor who has contrivance enough to get himself into a jail; for being in a ship is being in a jail, with the chance of being drowned. A man in a jail has more room, better food, and commonly better company.
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Better Company Enough Food Man Prison Room
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.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Goodness Original Poet Writing Yourself
Courage is reckoned the greatest of all virtues; because, unless a man has that virtue, he has no security for preserving any other.
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Courage Greatness Himself Man Preserve Security Virtue
Sir, I have found you an argument; but I am not obliged to find you an understanding.
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Argument Myself Understand Yourself
Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.
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Kindness Ourselves Power
The next best thing to knowing something is knowing where to find it.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Knowledge Wisdom
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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Courage Greatness Opportunity Virtue
The superiority of some men is merely local. They are great because their associates are little.
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Associate Greatness Local Man Position
A man’s mind grows narrow in a narrow place.
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Growth Man Mindset Place
My dear friend, clear your mind of can’t.
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Friendship Mindset Myself
Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome.
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Object Possible Try
People need to be reminded more often than they need to be instructed.
SAMUEL JOHNSON

Instruction Need People

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