"As not every instance of similitude can be……" — Samuel Johnson
"As not every instance of similitude can be considered as a proof of imitation, so not every imitation ought to be stigmatised as plagiarism. The adoption of a noble sentiment, or the insertion of a borrowed ornament, may sometimes display so much judgment as will almost compensate for invention; and an inferior genius may, without any imputation of servility, pursue the paths of the ancients, provided he declines to tread in their footsteps."
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1,266 Quotes by Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson has 1,266 quotes on this site.
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Your aspirations are your possibilities.
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It is, indeed, at home that every man must be known by those who would make a just estimate either…
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The violence of war admits no distinction; the lance, that is lifted at guilt and power, will sometimes fall on…
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Much may be made of a Scotchman, if he be caught young.
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To a people warlike and indigent, an incursion into a rich country is never hurtful.
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The applause of a single human being is of great consequence.
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Health is certainly more valuable than money, because it is by health that money is procured.
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The certainty that life cannot be long, and the probability that it will be much shorter than nature allows, ought…
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Gratitude is a fruit of great cultivation; you do not find it among gross people.
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Politics are now nothing more than means of rising in the world.
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The true genius is a mind of large general powers, accidentally determined to some particular direction.
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He who expects much will be often disappointed; yet disappointment seldom cures us of expectation, or has any other effect…
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Never let your sense of morals get in the way of doing what's right.
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He that will not apply new remedies must expect new evils; for time is the greatest innovator.
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Nothing is impossible,' said one of the seven sages of Greece, 'to industry.' Let us change the word, 'industry,' to…
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State Farm is pleased to support the Common Core State Standards Initiative. State by State adoption of these standards is…
— Edward B. Rust, Jr.
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Abortion is an act of desperation. It's an awful solution to a situation that God can work out for good…
— Bob Carlisle
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I think it is a worthy goal in America to have every child protected by law and welcomed in life.…
— George W. Bush
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Gay adoption is discrimination against children
— Pope Francis
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There are people who've said that I'm being brave for being openly supportive of gay marriage, gay adoption... With all…
— Anne Hathaway
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Next came the patent laws. These began in England in 1624, and in this country with the adoption of our…
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You see how many are the benefits of baptism, and some think its heavenly grace consists only in the remission…
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We have been adopted as sons by the Lord with this one condition; that our life expresses Christ, the bond…
— John Calvin
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I definitely thought about it long and hard, about if I wanted to keep the baby or not, and I…
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