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Narrow Quotes by Samuel Johnson
- A transition from an author's book to his conversation is too often like an entrance into a large city, after a distant prospect. Remotely, we…
- A man's mind grows narrow in a narrow place.
- The roads of science are narrow, so that they who travel them, must wither follow or meet one another...
- Whatever is attempted without previous certainty of success, may be considered as a project, and amongst narrow minds may, therefore, expose its author to censure…
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- Ignorance and a narrow education lay the foundation of vice, and imitation and custom rear it up. — Mary Astell
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- I have set off and found that there is no end to even the simplest journey of the mind. I begin, and… — Jeanette Winterson
- A soul which gives itself to prayer, either much or little, should on no account be kept within narrow bounds. — Teresa of Avila
- Quick condemnation of all that is not ours, of views with which we disagree, of ideas that do not attract us, is… — Annie Besant
- An expert is a man who has made all the mistakes which can be made, in a narrow field. — Niels Bohr
- Once you get labelled, people expect you to behave within the very narrow confines of that label. — Jo Brand