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Real Quotes by Samuel Johnson
- More knowledge may be gained of a man's real character by a short conversation with one of his servants than from a formal and studied…
- The world will never be long without some good reason to hate the unhappy; their real faults are immediately detected; and if those are not…
- Courtesy and good humor are often found with little real worth.
- The perfect day for quitting is not real. It will never come, so might as well start today
- His scorn of the great is repeated too often to be real; no man thinks much of that which he despises.
- 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,…
- On Sir Joshua Reynolds's observing that the real character of a man was found out by his amusements. Yes, Sir, no man is a hypocrite…
- Few faults of style, whether real or imaginary, excite the malignity of a more numerous class of readers, than the use of hard words.
- Books to judicious compilers, are useful; to particular arts and professions, they are absolutely necessary; to men of real science, they are tools: but more…
- The real satisfaction which praise can afford, is when what is repeated aloud agrees with the whispers of conscience, by showing us that we have…
- Many of our miseries are merely comparative: we are often made unhappy, not by the presence of any real evil, but by the absence of…
- Like an image in a dream the world is troubled by love, hatred, and other poisons. So long as the dream lasts, the image appears…
- Some desire is necessary to keep life in motion, and he whose real wants are supplied must admit those of fancy.
- Idleness is often covered by turbulence and hurry. He that neglects his known duty and real employment naturally endeavours to crowd his mind with something…
- Since every man is obliged to promote happiness and virtue, he should be careful not to mislead unwary minds, by appearing to set too high…
- Some desire is necessary to keep life in motion, and he whose real wants are suppliedmust admit those of fancy.
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