Samuel Johnson – Original Wordsmith

Almost all absurdity of conduct arises from the imitation of those whom we cannot resemble.
~Samuel Johnson
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Abstinence is as easy to me as temperance would be difficult.
—Samuel Johnson.

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Almost every man wastes part of his life in attempts to display qualities which he does not possess, and to gain applause which he cannot keep.
~Samuel Johnson
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Claret is the liquor for boys; port, for men; but he who aspires to be a hero must drink brandy.
– Samuel Johnson
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Clear your mind of can’t.
–Samuel Johnson
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Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.
– Samuel Johnson
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I am very fond of the company of ladies. I like their beauty, I like their delicacy, I like their vivacity, and I like their silence.
—Samuel Johnson.
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If a man does not make new acquaintances as he advances through life, he will soon find himself alone. A man should keep his friendships in constant repair.
~Samuel Johnson
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Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful.
– Samuel Johnson
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Knock the “t” off the “can’t.”
~Samuel Johnson
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No man is without some quality, by the due application of which he might deserve well of the world; and whoever he be that has but little in his power should be in haste to do that little, lest he be confounded with him that can do nothing.
—Dr. Johnson.
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Sorrow is the mere rust of the soul. Activity will cleanse and brighten it.
~Samuel Johnson
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The foundation of content must spring up in a man’s own mind; and he who has so little knowledge of human nature as to seek happiness by changing everything but his own disposition, will waste his life in fruitless effort, and multiply the griefs which he purposes to remove.
– Samuel Johnson
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There lurks, perhaps, in every human heart a desire of distinction, which inclines every man first to hope, and then to believe, that Nature has given him something peculiar to himself.
~Samuel Johnson
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To cultivate kindness is a valuable part of the business of life.
– Samuel JOhnson
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When speculation has done its worst, two and two still make four.
– Samuel Johnson
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When a man says he had pleasure with a woman he does not mean conversation.
-Samuel Johnson

What does he mean?!!! LOL