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Author
September 18
, 1709 -
December 13
, 1784
Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.
Samuel Johnson
Strength
,
Perseverance
,
Patience
,
Great
Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.
Samuel Johnson
Kindness
,
Power
,
Our
,
Even
,
Fondness
My dear friend, clear your mind of cant.
Samuel Johnson
Positive
,
Friend
,
Mind
,
Clear
,
Your
Revenge is an act of passion; vengeance of justice. Injuries are revenged; crimes are avenged.
Samuel Johnson
Passion
,
Justice
,
Revenge
,
Injuries
,
Act
The world is like a grand staircase, some are going up and some are going down.
Samuel Johnson
World
,
Staircase
,
Down
,
Up
,
Like
,
Going
Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful.
Samuel Johnson
Integrity
,
Knowledge
,
Dangerous
,
Useless
Self-confidence is the first requisite to great undertakings.
Samuel Johnson
Great
,
Self-Confidence
,
First
,
Requisite
Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.
Samuel Johnson
Patriotism
,
Last
,
Refuge
,
Scoundrel
The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.
Samuel Johnson
Good
,
Man
,
Measure Of A Man
,
True
,
Him
By seeing London, I have seen as much of life as the world can show.
Samuel Johnson
Life
,
World
,
Seeing
,
London
,
Show
,
Seen
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We love to expect, and when expectation is either disappointed or gratified, we want to be again expecting.
Samuel Johnson
Love
,
Want
,
Expectation
,
Disappointed
Agriculture not only gives riches to a nation, but the only riches she can call her own.
Samuel Johnson
Agriculture
,
She
,
Nation
,
Own
,
Her
,
Only
If your determination is fixed, I do not counsel you to despair. Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance.
Samuel Johnson
Strength
,
Perseverance
,
Great
,
Skill
No man can taste the fruits of autumn while he is delighting his scent with the flowers of spring.
Samuel Johnson
Man
,
Spring
,
Flowers
,
Taste
,
Scent
,
He
What we hope ever to do with ease, we must learn first to do with diligence.
Samuel Johnson
Hope
,
Learn
,
Diligence
,
First
,
Ease
Bachelors have consciences, married men have wives.
Samuel Johnson
Marriage
,
Men
,
Married Men
,
Married
Praise, like gold and diamonds, owes its value only to its scarcity.
Samuel Johnson
Value
,
Gold
,
Diamonds
,
Praise
,
Like
The true art of memory is the art of attention.
Samuel Johnson
Art
,
Memory
,
Attention
,
True
,
True Art
When a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.
Samuel Johnson
Man
,
Mind
,
Fortnight
,
He
,
His
,
Knows
The use of travelling is to regulate imagination by reality, and instead of thinking how things may be, to see them as they are.
Samuel Johnson
Imagination
,
Travel
,
Thinking
,
Reality
When making your choice in life, do not neglect to live.
Samuel Johnson
Life
,
Live
,
Choice
,
Neglect
,
Your
The wretched have no compassion, they can do good only from strong principles of duty.
Samuel Johnson
Good
,
Compassion
,
Strong
,
Duty
,
Only
It generally happens that assurance keeps an even pace with ability.
Samuel Johnson
Ability
,
Pace
,
Happens
,
Even
,
Assurance
You hesitate to stab me with a word, and know not - silence is the sharper sword.
Samuel Johnson
Silence
,
Me
,
You
,
Know
,
Sword
,
Word
He that will enjoy the brightness of sunshine, must quit the coolness of the shade.
Samuel Johnson
Nature
,
Sunshine
,
Enjoy
,
Quit
,
Will
,
He
The chains of habit are too weak to be felt until they are too strong to be broken.
Samuel Johnson
Broken
,
Habit
,
Strong
,
Chains
,
Weak
,
Too
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