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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Bachelors have consciences, married men have wives.
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Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome.
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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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No man was ever great by imitation.
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A man who both spends and saves money is the happiest man, because he has both enjoyments.
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Language is the dress of thought; every time you talk your mind is on parade.
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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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When any calamity is suffered, the first thing to be remembered is, how much has been escaped.
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He who waits to do a great deal of good at once will never do anything.
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Women have two weapons – cosmetics and tears
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A decent provision for the poor is the true test of civilization.
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There must always be a struggle between a father and son, while one aims at power and the other at independence.
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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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People need to be reminded more often than they need to be instructed.
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Never trust your tongue when your heart is bitter.
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A man who uses a great many words to express his meaning is like a bad marksman who, instead of aiming a single stone at an object, takes up a handful and throws at it in hopes he may hit.
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None but a fool worries about things he cannot influence.
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Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.
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Men more frequently require to be reminded than informed.
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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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The next best thing to knowing something is knowing where to find it.
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Prejudice, not being founded on reason, cannot be removed by argument.
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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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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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Fraud and falsehood only dread examination. Truth invites it.
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The Irish are a fair people: They never speak well of one another.
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