Dr. Samuel Johnson

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"A man ought to read just as inclination leads him; for what he reads as a task will do him little good."	Evil, Men, Reading
"Few things are impossible to diligence and skill - Great works are performed, not by strength, but perseverence."	Ability, Ambition, Excellence
"Language is only the instrument of science, and words are but the signs of ideas."	Age, Men
"Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful."	Anger, Knowledge, Reading
"Old age is not a disease- it is strength and survivorship, triumph over all kinds of vicissitudes and disappointments, trials and illnesses."	Adversity, Age, Difficulty
"It is better to live rich than to die rich."	Death, Life
"It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier to be sometimes cheated than not to trust."	Change, Happiness, Honesty
"Round numbers are always false."	Lies
"Pleasure is very seldom found where it is sought; our brightest blazes of gladness are commonly kindled by unexpected sparks."	Miscellaneous
"I am always sorry when any language is lost, because languages are the pedigrees of nations."	Age, Sorrow
"The road to Hell is paved with good intentions."	Evil, Intentions
"Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel."	Patriotism
"If your determination is fixed, I do not counsel you to despair. Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance."	Ability, Ambition, Determination
"Few things are impossible to diligence and skill ... Great works are performed, not by strength, but perseverence."	Ability, Ambition, Excellence
"It is a most mortifying reflection for a man to consider what he has done, compared to what he might have done."	Men
"No mind is much employed upon the present: recollection and anticipation fill up almost all our moments."	Men
"In order that all men may be taught to speak the truth, it is necessary that all likewise should learn to hear it."	Honesty, Knowledge, Learning
"A man of genius has been seldom ruined but by himself."	Genius, Men
"ESSAY -- A loose sally of the mind; an irregular indigested piece; not a regular and orderly composition."	Miscellaneous
"Every man has a right to utter what he thinks truth, and every other man has a right to knock him down for it."	Honesty, Men, Truth
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Death	Determination	Difficulty
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Equality	Evil	Excellence
Experience	Friends	Genius
Good	Happiness	Honesty
Hope	Intelligence	Intentions
Joy	Knowledge	Learning
Lies	Life	Love
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Money	Nature	Patience
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Pride	Reading	School
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