Samuel Johnson
England
18 Sep 1709 // 13 Dec 1784
Writer
18 Sep 1709 // 13 Dec 1784
Writer
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It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time
It is reasonable to have perfection in our eye that we may always advance toward it, though we know it can never be reached
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
It is more from carelessness about truth than from intentionally lying that there is so much falsehood in the world
It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier to be sometimes cheated than not to trust
It is better to live rich than to die rich
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
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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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Essays
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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