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crimaiota: "Almost all absurdity of conduct arises from the imitation of those whom we cannot resemble." (Samuel Johnson)

MarkEllis15: The Thames at Chelsea. Thomas Whitcombe. 1784. In that year Samuel Johnson died and William Pitt was in his first year as Prime Minister.

DonPJenn: "The present state of things is the consequence of the former, and it is natural to inquire what were the sources of the good that we enjoy, or of the evil that we suffer." Samuel Johnson - The History of Rasselas

NoJesuitTricks: 13. "I've just learned about his illness. Let's hope it's nothing trivial.” - Irvin S. Cobb 14. "He is not only dull himself; he is the cause of dullness in others.” ~Samuel Johnson 15. "He is simply a shiver looking for a spine to run up. ~Paul Keating

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VishweshMasurk: "People need to be reminded more often than they need to be instructed." -Samuel Johnson

bakisayur: Solitude is dangerous to reason, without being favourable to virtue. Remember that the solitary mortal is certainly luxurious, probably superstitious, and possibly mad. -Samuel Johnson

felixampofo17: Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful. - Samuel Johnson

AncientWisdomHQ: "People need to be reminded more often than they need to be instructed." - Samuel Johnson

Thouotes: "People need to be reminded more often than they need to be instructed." — Samuel Johnson

WilfredQuadros1: 'Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.' - Samuel Johnson

photosbyTMcneil: There can be no friendship without confidence, and no confidence without integrity. ~Samuel Johnson

DannyEmerman: Bryce Johnson is as fast as Christian McCaffrey and Deebo Samuel. He’s going to lead both spring training leagues in stolen bases. The center fielder is sprinting toward an Opening Day chance.

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EdgardLemaire: "I had desired to visit the Hebrides, or Western Islands of Scotland, so long, that I scarcely remember how the wish was originally excited; and was in the Autumn of the year 1773 induced to undertake the journey..." Samuel Johnson - A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland

fraskyfizzle: Writers Inspirational Quotes The best part of every author is in general to be found in his book, I assure you. - Samuel Johnson

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muku37577: We are long before we are convinced that happiness is never to be found, and each believes it possessed by others, to keep alive the hope of obtaining it for himself.,Samuel Johnson,Happiness, Long, Never ,

MeowImageBot: Love is the wisdom of the fool and the folly of the wise. - Samuel Johnson

RealDealJD: patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel - Samuel Johnson

iMoGalore: Writers Inspirational Quotes What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure. - Samuel Johnson

Grim_Raspberry: "When a man visits London for 10 years, his hat may get bigger; for there is in London all that life can afford" Samuel Johnson in 1777

Thouotes: “Dictionaries are like watches, the worst is better than none, and the best cannot be expected to go quite true.” —— Samuel Johnson

EmekaGift100: This is the kind of British governance that no Nigerian will have from Nigeria govt. For British to accomplish this for its citizens, the likes of Boris Johnson & others will continue to visit Nigeria to preach continued existence of Nigeria for the economic interest of Britain

Orgetorix: "If a kingdom be a great family, a family likewise is a little kingdom, torn with factions and exposed to revolutions." ~Samuel Johnson

ricklondon: "Great works are performed, not by strength, but by perseverance." Samuel Johnson

ARISEtv: Boris Johnson to Nigeria’s Leaders: Allow People Freely Choose Those to Lead Them He said the job of politicians was to create the condition in which the people would be able to unleash their potential.

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OshioQuake: The 2023 governorship battle in Lagos State partly mirrored the 1951 struggle. The same mistake was averted. Even, in the distant pre-colonial days, Orowusi (Baale of Ibadan), whom Rev. Samuel Johnson described as a "far-seeing man" and a leader with sound judgment, had implored/

iMoGalore: Writers Inspirational Quotes When an author is yet living, we estimate his powers by his worst performance; and when he is dead, we rate them by his best. - Samuel Johnson

MisterBBBack: QUOTE OF THE DAY: "The chains of habit are generally too small to be felt until they are too strong to be broken." -- Samuel Johnson

Mashabell: I wunder if peeple hoo regard English spellings as god-given and imutable realise how Samuel Johnson singlehandedly made it much less sistematic and less lerner-friendly in 1755

ojiknld: Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome. ~Samuel Johnson

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JanetCBrennan: "It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time." ~Samuel Johnson

crimaiota: "Almost all absurdity of conduct arises from the imitation of those whom we cannot resemble." (Samuel Johnson)

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_motivatedmind: "The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good." - Samuel Johnson

rwybhalmsrbee4: “Disappointment, when it involves neither shame nor loss, is as good as success; for it supplies as many images to the mind, and as many topics to the tongue.” –Samuel Johnson

contentmo: Writers Inspirational Quotes What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure. - Samuel Johnson

Rome_Colt45: "Revenge is an act of passion; vengeance of justice. Injuries are revenged; crimes are avenged." - Samuel Johnson

tracing_silence: 'Distance has the same effect on the mind as on the eye.' Samuel Johnson, The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia, 1759 new journal post....

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luqmanitsnan: Without frugality none can be rich, and with it very few would be poor. -Samuel Johnson

amms28: "Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel" - Samuel Johnson

HShekhar7: Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel - Samuel Johnson

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UbeeUPixels: Samuel Johnson believed that when someone is unable to justify their actions based on reason or morality, they may resort to using patriotism as a last resort in order to gain support.

shane_brennan: I've always agreed with the Samuel Johnson quip, "No man will be a sailor who has contrivance enough to get himself into jail; for being in a ship is being in a jail, with the chance of being drowned".

MphStanley: The Good Doctor, Samuel Johnson wrote, "That great duty of an academic is to be diligent in knowledge and liberal of communication.” This is a fantastic opportunity for neuroscientists interested in fulling the latter obligation to the public.

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contentmo: Writers Inspirational Quotes When an author is yet living, we estimate his powers by his worst performance; and when he is dead, we rate them by his best. - Samuel Johnson

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LifeQtos: "Life is a progress from want to want, not from enjoyment to enjoyment." —  Samuel Johnson

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welfordwrites: It is better to suffer wrong than to do it. And happier to be sometimes cheated than not to trust. Samuel Johnson

heratylaw: “In two of his Idler essays, Samuel Johnson, a contemporary of Hume’s, gives us a humorous portrait of the fictional Dick Minim, who makes a name for himself as a literary critic by listening to the wits in the coffee houses and repeating their observations to his (1/2)

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welfordwrites: Fanny Burney (1752-1840), English novelist. Although little read today, her novels were highly regarded at the time, her admirers including Samuel Johnson and Jane Austen.

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philosophersmag: I refute it thus.--Samuel Johnson

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AllOnFire: Writers Inspirational Quotes When an author is yet living, we estimate his powers by his worst performance; and when he is dead, we rate them by his best. - Samuel Johnson

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photosbyTMcneil: There can be no friendship without confidence, and no confidence without integrity. ~Samuel Johnson

meelmusen: “Justice is my being allowed to do whatever I like. Injustice is whatever prevents my doing so.” –Samuel Johnson

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MphStanley: Jim introduced me to Samuel Johnson, and The Good Doctor has been a comfort to me. An important read!

360DegreeDigita: Many things difficult to design prove easy to perform. — Samuel Johnson

DonPJenn: "Few errours and few faults of government, can justify an appeal to the rabble; who ought not to judge of what they cannot understand, and whose opinions are not propagated by reason, but caught by contagion." Samuel Johnson

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motivategifts: “He who praises everybody, praises nobody”. -Samuel Johnson

Inspireland23: People with Tourette's are highly creative: Many people with Tourette's have reported that their condition has helped them to become more creative. Some of the most successful &innovative people in history, including Mozart and Samuel Johnson, are believed to have had Tourette's.

crimaiota: "Almost all absurdity of conduct arises from the imitation of those whom we cannot resemble." (Samuel Johnson)

tonyfasousa: Writers Inspirational Quotes What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure. - Samuel Johnson

ricklondon: "Great works are performed, not by strength, but by perseverance." Samuel Johnson

AnecdotalWisdom: A lady who had just performed to perfection on the harpsichord in writer Samuel Johnson’s presence asked the philosopher if he was fond of music. “No, madam,” he replied frankly, “but of all the noises I think music is the least disagreeable.”

EdmundFairweat2: “Whoever thinks of going to bed before twelve o'clock is a scoundrel.” Dr Samuel Johnson

BWW_Chicago: 2023 Samuel G. Roberson Jr. Resident Fellowship Awarded to Tonika Lewis Johnson and Rivendell Theatre Ensemble

lordpofplaistow: "I have often amused myself with how different a place London is to different people." James Boswell The Life of Samuel Johnson 1791

photosbyTMcneil: There can be no friendship without confidence, and no confidence without integrity. ~Samuel Johnson

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HumanoidHistory: Katherine Johnson at NASA's Langley Research Center in Virginia, 1980.

Entreprreneur: "Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance. - Dr. Samuel Johnson"

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casparhenderson: I feel about Middle English the way Samuel Johnson felt about Greek: "every man [should get] as much of it as he can." Reverse the great vowel shift by between about 2400 and 2700!

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HRConfes: "Memory is the mother of all wisdom" -- Samuel Johnson



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