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Will Quotes by Samuel Johnson
- The greatest part of a writer's time is spent in reading in order to write. A man will turn over half a library to make…
- No man will be a sailor who has contrivance enough to get himself into a jail; for being in a ship is being in a…
- Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome.
- A wise man will make haste to forgive, because he knows the true value of time, and will not suffer it to pass away in…
- He who has so little knowledge of human nature as to seek happiness by changing anything but his own disposition will waste his life in…
- Allow children to be happy in their own way, for what better way will they find?
- A man will turn over half a library to make one book.
- Between falsehood and useless truth there is little difference. As gold which he cannot spend will make no man rich, so knowledge which cannot apply…
- He who waits to do a great deal of good at once will never do anything.
- He that will enjoy the brightness of sunshine, must quit the coolness of the shade.
- If a man does not make new acquaintances as he advances through life, he will soon find himself left alone. A man, sir, should keep…
- A man ought to read just as inclination leads him, for what he reads as a task will do him little good.
- He who does not mind his belly, will hardly mind anything else.
- He that fails in his endeavors after wealth or power will not long retain either honesty or courage.
- I will be conquered; I will not capitulate.
- Prepare for death, if here at night you roam, and sign your will before you sup from home.
- Surely a long life must be somewhat tedious, since we are forced to call in so many trifling things to help rid us of our…
- To get a name can happen but to few; it is one of the few things that cannot be brought. It is the free gift…
- Whatever enlarges hope will also exalt courage.
- All theory is against freedom of the will; all experience for it.
- He that undervalues himself will undervalue others, and he that undervalues others will oppress them.
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