Samuel Johnson
England
18 Sep 1709 // 13 Dec 1784
Writer
18 Sep 1709 // 13 Dec 1784
Writer
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It is better that some should be unhappy rather than that none should be happy, which would be the case in a general state of equality
It is a most mortifying reflection for a man to consider what he has done, compared to what he might have done
Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful
If a man does not make new acquaintances as he advances through life, he will soon find himself left alone. A man, sir, should keep his friendship in a constant repair
I never desire to converse with a man who has written more than he has read
I look upon every day to be lost, in which I do not make a new acquaintance
I have found men to be more kind than I expected, and less just
I have always considered it as treason against the great republic of human nature, to make any man's virtues the means of deceiving him
Human life is everywhere a state in which much is to be endured, and little to be enjoyed
He who waits to do a great deal of good at once will never do anything
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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