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Samuel Johnson Quotes

Those that have done nothing in life, are not qualified to judge of those that have done little Picture Quote #1

To forget, or pretend to do so, to return a borrowed article, is the meanest sort of petty theft Picture Quote #1

Our desires always increase with our possessions. The knowledge that something remains yet unenjoyed impairs our enjoyment of the good before us Picture Quote #1

What is good only because it pleases cannot be pronounced good till it has been found to please Picture Quote #1

Don’t tell me of deception; a lie is a lie, whether it be a lie to the eye or a lie to the ear Picture Quote #1

I inherited a vile melancholy from my father, which has made me mad all my life, at least not sober Picture Quote #1

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Presumption will be easily corrected; but timidity is a disease of the mind more obstinate and fatal Picture Quote #1

Human happiness has always its abatements; the brightest sunshine of success is not without a cloud Picture Quote #1

Our minds, like our bodies, are in continual flux; something is hourly lost, and something acquired... Do not suffer life to stagnate; it will grow muddy for want of motion: commit yourself again to the current of the world Picture Quote #1

No weakness of the human mind has more frequently incurred animadversion, than the negligence with which men overlook their own faults, however flagrant, and the easiness with which they pardon them, however frequently repeated Picture Quote #1

I do not care to speak ill of a man behind his back, but I believe he is an attorney Picture Quote #1

While grief is fresh, every attempt to divert only irritates. You must wait till it be digested, and then amusement will dissipate the remains of it Picture Quote #1

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The only end of writing is to enable readers better to enjoy life or better to endure it Picture Quote #1

Sir, I did not count your glasses of wine, why should you number up my cups of tea? Picture Quote #1

No one is much pleased with a companion who does not increase, in some respect, their fondness for themselves Picture Quote #1

Men know that women are an overmatch for them, and therefore they choose the weakest or the most ignorant. If they did not think so, they never could be afraid of women knowing as much as themselves Picture Quote #1

Exert your talents, and distinguish yourself, and don’t think of retiring from the world, until the world will be sorry that you retire Picture Quote #1

You may translate books of science exactly... The beauties of poetry cannot be preserved in any language except that in which it was originally written Picture Quote #1

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We seldom learn the true want of what we have till it is discovered that we can have no more Picture Quote #1

To have the management of the mind is a great art, and it may be attained in a considerable degree by experience and habitual exercise Picture Quote #1

Since every man is obliged to promote happiness and virtue, he should be careful not to mislead unwary minds, by appearing to set too high a value upon things by which no real excellence is conferred Picture Quote #1

What we read with inclination makes a much stronger impression. If we read without inclination, half the mind is employed in fixing the attention; so there is but one half to be employed on what we read Picture Quote #1

Life is barren enough surely with all her trappings; let us be therefore cautious of how we strip her Picture Quote #1

Philosophers there are who try to make themselves believe that this life is happy; but they believe it only while they are saying it, and never yet produced conviction in a single mind Picture Quote #1

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To preserve health is a moral and religious duty, for health is the basis of all social virtues. We can no longer be useful when not well Picture Quote #1

Yet it is necessary to hope, though hope should always be deluded, for hope itself is happiness, and its frustrations, however frequent, are yet less dreadful than its extinction Picture Quote #1

Hope itself is a species of happiness, and, perhaps, the chief happiness which this world affords; but, like all other pleasures immoderately enjoyed, the excesses of hope must be expiated by pain Picture Quote #1

In order that all men might be taught to speak truth, it is necessary that all likewise should learn to hear it Picture Quote #1

I have all my life long been lying in bed till noon; yet I tell all young men, and tell them with great sincerity, that nobody who does not rise early will ever do any good Picture Quote #1

The violence of war admits no distinction; the lance, that is lifted at guilt and power, will sometimes fall on innocence and gentleness Picture Quote #1

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Those that have done nothing in life, are not qualified to judge of those that have done little (Samuel Johnson Quotes) To forget, or pretend to do so, to return a borrowed article, is the meanest sort of petty theft (Samuel Johnson Quotes) Our desires always increase with our possessions. The knowledge that something remains yet unenjoyed impairs our enjoyment of the good before us (Samuel Johnson Quotes) What is good only because it pleases cannot be pronounced good till it has been found to please (Samuel Johnson Quotes) Don’t tell me of deception; a lie is a lie, whether it be a lie to the eye or a lie to the ear (Samuel Johnson Quotes) I inherited a vile melancholy from my father, which has made me mad all my life, at least not sober (Samuel Johnson Quotes) Presumption will be easily corrected; but timidity is a disease of the mind more obstinate and fatal (Samuel Johnson Quotes) Human happiness has always its abatements; the brightest sunshine of success is not without a cloud (Samuel Johnson Quotes) Our minds, like our bodies, are in continual flux; something is hourly lost, and something acquired... Do not suffer life to stagnate; it will grow muddy for want of motion: commit yourself again to the current of the world (Samuel Johnson Quotes) No weakness of the human mind has more frequently incurred animadversion, than the negligence with which men overlook their own faults, however flagrant, and the easiness with which they pardon them, however frequently repeated (Samuel Johnson Quotes) I do not care to speak ill of a man behind his back, but I believe he is an attorney (Samuel Johnson Quotes) While grief is fresh, every attempt to divert only irritates. You must wait till it be digested, and then amusement will dissipate the remains of it (Samuel Johnson Quotes) The only end of writing is to enable readers better to enjoy life or better to endure it (Samuel Johnson Quotes) Sir, I did not count your glasses of wine, why should you number up my cups of tea? (Samuel Johnson Quotes) No one is much pleased with a companion who does not increase, in some respect, their fondness for themselves (Samuel Johnson Quotes) Men know that women are an overmatch for them, and therefore they choose the weakest or the most ignorant. If they did not think so, they never could be afraid of women knowing as much as themselves (Samuel Johnson Quotes) Exert your talents, and distinguish yourself, and don’t think of retiring from the world, until the world will be sorry that you retire (Samuel Johnson Quotes) You may translate books of science exactly... The beauties of poetry cannot be preserved in any language except that in which it was originally written (Samuel Johnson Quotes) We seldom learn the true want of what we have till it is discovered that we can have no more (Samuel Johnson Quotes) To have the management of the mind is a great art, and it may be attained in a considerable degree by experience and habitual exercise (Samuel Johnson Quotes) Since every man is obliged to promote happiness and virtue, he should be careful not to mislead unwary minds, by appearing to set too high a value upon things by which no real excellence is conferred (Samuel Johnson Quotes) What we read with inclination makes a much stronger impression. If we read without inclination, half the mind is employed in fixing the attention; so there is but one half to be employed on what we read (Samuel Johnson Quotes) Life is barren enough surely with all her trappings; let us be therefore cautious of how we strip her (Samuel Johnson Quotes) Philosophers there are who try to make themselves believe that this life is happy; but they believe it only while they are saying it, and never yet produced conviction in a single mind (Samuel Johnson Quotes) To preserve health is a moral and religious duty, for health is the basis of all social virtues. We can no longer be useful when not well (Samuel Johnson Quotes) Yet it is necessary to hope, though hope should always be deluded, for hope itself is happiness, and its frustrations, however frequent, are yet less dreadful than its extinction (Samuel Johnson Quotes) Hope itself is a species of happiness, and, perhaps, the chief happiness which this world affords; but, like all other pleasures immoderately enjoyed, the excesses of hope must be expiated by pain (Samuel Johnson Quotes) In order that all men might be taught to speak truth, it is necessary that all likewise should learn to hear it (Samuel Johnson Quotes) I have all my life long been lying in bed till noon; yet I tell all young men, and tell them with great sincerity, that nobody who does not rise early will ever do any good (Samuel Johnson Quotes) The violence of war admits no distinction; the lance, that is lifted at guilt and power, will sometimes fall on innocence and gentleness (Samuel Johnson Quotes)

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