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Samuel Johnson Quotes

Samuel Johnson quotes

English Author, Critic September 18, 1709 – December 13, 1784

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Samuel Johnson quote: "Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance."
Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance. Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson quote: "Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works..."
Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works are performed not by strength, but by perseverance. Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson quote: "Never trust a man who writes more than he reads."
Never trust a man who writes more than he reads. Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson quote: "Nature has given woman so much power that the law cannot..."
Nature has given woman so much power that the law cannot afford to give her more. Samuel Johnson
It is not true that people are naturally equal for no two people can be together for even a half an hour without one acquiring an evident superiority over the other. Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson quote: "A man ought to read just as inclination leads him, for what he..."
A man ought to read just as inclination leads him, for what he reads as a task will do him little good. Samuel Johnson
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. Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson quote: "He who waits to do a great deal of good at once will never do..."
He who waits to do a great deal of good at once will never do anything. Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson quote: "The wretched have no compassion, they can do good only from..."
The wretched have no compassion, they can do good only from strong principles of duty. Samuel Johnson
There are goods so opposed that we cannot seize both, but, by too much prudence, may pass between them at too great a distance to reach either. Samuel Johnson
You cannot spend money in luxury without doing good to the poor. Nay, you do more good to them by spending it in luxury, than by giving it; for by spending it in luxury, you make them exert industry, whereas by giving it, you keep them idle. Samuel Johnson
The opinions prevalent in one age, as truths above the reach of controversy, are confuted and rejected in another, and rise again to reception in remoter times. Thus the human mind is kept in motion without progress. Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson quote: "The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do..."
The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good. Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson quote: "Man alone is born crying, lives complaining, and dies..."
Man alone is born crying, lives complaining, and dies disappointed. Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson quote: "The true art of memory is the art of attention."
The true art of memory is the art of attention. Samuel Johnson

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