"The superiority of some men is merely local.……" — Samuel Johnson
"The superiority of some men is merely local. They are great because their associates are little."
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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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More Associates Quotes
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A puppy plays with every pup he meets, but an old dog has few associates.
— Josh Billings
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When a nation is over-reliant on one or two commodities like oil or precious minerals, corrupt government ministers and their…
— Bono
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May the same Almighty Goodness banish the accursed monster, war, from all lands, with her hated associates, rapine and insatiable…
— Daniel Boone
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It's better to hang out with people better than you. Pick out associates whose behavior is better than yours and…
— Warren Buffett
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People who exercise their embryonic freedom day after day, little by little, expand that freedom. People who do not will…
— Stephen Covey
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A judge who cannot punish, in the end associates themselves with the criminal.
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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We will ensure that associates continue to possess unsurpassed product knowledge and maintain their dedication to customer service and respect…
— Arthur Blank
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It is but a step from companionship to slavery when one associates with vice.
— Hosea Ballou
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You can be loved by your family, your mate, and your friends yet not love yourself. You can be admired…
— Nathaniel Branden
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The key to success is to get out into the store and listen to what the associates have to say.…
— Sam Walton
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A spoon cannot taste of the food it carries. Likewise, a foolish man cannot understand the wise man´s wisdom even…
— Dalai Lama
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Luke associates John with Peter in Acts, when, after the Resurrection, that strange boldness had come upon the disciples.
— Alfred Noyes
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