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Samuel Johnson: Miscellaneous Quotations: |
A fly, Sir, may sting a stately horse and make him wince; but one is but an insect, and the other is a horse still.
Samuel Johnson
Every man wishes to be wise, and they who cannot be wise are almost always cunning.
Samuel Johnson
I hate mankind, for I think myself to be one of them, and I know how bad I am.
Samuel Johnson
It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier to be sometimes cheated than not to trust.
Samuel Johnson
Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information on it.
Samuel Johnson
The true art of memory is the art of attention.
Samuel Johnson
Those who attain to any excellence commonly spend life in some single pursuit, for excellence is not often gained upon easier terms.
Samuel Johnson
When a man says he had pleasure with a woman he does not mean conversation.
Samuel Johnson
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