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Certain Quotes by Samuel Johnson
- It is not indeed certain, that the most refined caution will find a proper time for bringing a man to the knowledge of his own…
- Such is the state of every age, every sex, and every condition: all have their cares, either from nature or from folly; and whoever, therefore,…
- Every government is perpetually degenerating towards corruption, from which it must be rescued at certain periods by the resuscitation of its first principles, and the…
- Let us take a patriot, where we can meet him; and, that we may not flatter ourselves by false appearances, distinguish those marks which are…
- Sir, it is wrong to stir up law-suits; but when once it is certain that a law-suit is to go on, there is nothing wrong…
- It is indeed certain, that whoever attempts any common topick, will find unexpected coincidences of his thoughts with those of other writers; nor can the…
- There is a certain degree of temptation which will overcome any virtue. Now, in so far as you approach temptation to a man, you do…
- Every man may be observed to have a certain strain of lamentation, some peculiar theme of complaint on which he dwells in his moments of…
- A certain amount of distrust is wholesome, but not so much of others as of ourselves; neither vanity not conceit can exist in the same…
- There is a certain race of men that either imagine it their duty, or make it their amusement, to hinder the reception of every work…
- Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.
- Curiosity is one of the permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect. Every advance into knowledge opens new prospects, and produces new incitements to…
- A man finds in the productions of nature an inexhaustible stock of material on which he can employ himself, without any temptations to envy or…
- Youth enters the world with very happy prejudices in her own favor. She imagines herself not only certain of accomplishing every adventure, but of obtaining…
- Curiosity is one of the permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous mind.
More Certain Quotes
- Mothers are fonder than fathers of their children because they are more certain they are their own. — Aristotle
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- What the statesman is most anxious to produce is a certain moral character in his fellow citizens, namely a disposition to virtue… — Aristotle
- It is a most certain truth, that the richer we see ourselves to be, confessing at the same time our poverty, the… — Teresa of Avila
- If you were to ask me if I'd ever had the bad luck to miss my daily cocktail, I'd have to say… — Luis Bunuel
- The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things for which he cares sufficiently; but he… — Aristotle
- You know, men and women are a lot alike in certain situations. Like when they're both on fire - they're exactly alike. — Dave Attell
- The great uncertainty of all data in war is because all action, to a certain extent, planned in a mere twilight -… — Carl von Clausewitz