Dr. Samuel Johnson

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"A cucumber whould be well sliced, and dressed with pepper and viniger, and then thrown out, as good for nothing."	Evil
"A man of genius has been seldom ruined but by himself."	Genius, Men
"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
"Always set high value on spontaneous kindness. He whose inclination prompts him to cultivate your friendship of his own accord will love you more than one whom you have been at pains to attach to you."	Friends, Love
"Always set high value on spontaneous kindness. He whose inclination prompts him to cultivate your friendship of his own accord will love you more than one whom you have been at pains to attach to you."	Friends, Love
"An intellectual improvement arises from leisure."	Intelligence, Men
"As gold which he cannot spend will make no man rich, so knowledge which he cannot apply will make no man wise."	Age, Knowledge, Men
"Be not too hasty to trust or admire the teachers of morality; they discourse like angels, but they live like men."	Education, Honesty, Life
"Curiosity is one of the permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect."	Character, Curiosity, Intelligence
"Do not ... hope wholly to reason away your troubles; do not feed them with attention, and they will die imperceptibly away. Fix your thoughts upon your business, fill your intervals with company, and sunshine will again break in upon your mind."	Death, Hope, Sin
"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
"Every man wishes to be wise, and they who cannot be wise are almost always cunning."	Hope, Knowledge, Men
"Few things are impossible to diligence and skill - Great works are performed, not by strength, but perseverence."	Ability, Ambition, Excellence
"Few things are impossible to diligence and skill ... Great works are performed, not by strength, but perseverence."	Ability, Ambition, Excellence
"Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance."	Ambition, Excellence, Strength
"He who praises everybody, praises nobody."	Criticism
"I am always sorry when any language is lost, because languages are the pedigrees of nations."	Age, Sorrow
"I hate mankind, for I think myself to be one of them, and I know how bad I am."	Evil, Good, Knowledge
"I live in the crowds of jollity, not so much to enjoy company as to shun myself."	Happiness, Joy, Life
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