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Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome.

~Samuel Johnson

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It is more from carelessness about truth than from intentionally lying that there is so much falsehood in the world.

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The true art of memory is the art of attention.

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I never desire to converse with a man who has written more than he has read.

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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.

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Leisure and curiosity might soon make great advances in useful knowledge, were they not diverted by minute emulation and laborious trifles.

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Treating your adversary with respect is striking soft in battle.

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When men come to like a sea-life, they are not fit to live on land.

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He that fails in his endeavors after wealth or power will not long retain either honesty or courage.

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The wretched have no compassion, they can do good only from strong principles of duty.

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Author

Born: September 18th, 1709

Died: December 13th, 1784

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