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Samuel Johnson (1709-1784, British  Lexicographer   The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good. -Samuel Johnson, lexicographer (1709-1784) Those who attain to any excellence commonly spend life in some single pursuit, for excellence is not often gained upon easier terms. While grief is fresh, every attempt to divert only irritates. You must wait till it be digested, and then amusement will dissipate the remains of it. -Samuel Johnson, lexicographer (1709-1784) It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier to be sometimes cheated than not to trust. -Samuel Johnson What we hope ever to do with ease, we must learn first to do with diligence. -Samuel Johnson Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance. -Samuel Johnson The chains of habit are generally too small to be felt until they are too strong to be broken. - Samuel Johnson Every other author may aspire to praise; the lexicographer can only hope to escape reproach. -Samuel Johnson I never desire to converse with a man who has written more than he has read. -Samuel Johnson, lexicographer (1709-1784) Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not. -Samuel Johnson, lexicographer (1709-1784) Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information on it. - Samuel Johnson If a man does not make new acquaintance as he advances through life, he will soon find himself left alone. A man, Sir, should keep his friendship in constant repair. -Samuel Johnson, British lexicographer (1709-1784) Pleasure is very seldom found where it is sought; our brightest blazes of gladness are commonly kindled by unexpected sparks. -Samuel Johnson, lexicographer (1709-1784) Remarriage: A triumph of hope over experience. -Samuel Johnson, lexicographer (1709-1784) True happiness consists not in the multitude of friends, but in their worth and choice. -Samuel Johnson, British lexicographer (1709-1784) If I were punished for every pun I shed, there would not be left a puny shed of my punnish head. -Samuel Johnson To cultivate kindness is a valuable part of the business of life. -Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) The two most engaging powers of an author are to make new things familiar, and familiar things new. -Samuel Johnson, lexicographer (1709-1784) Poetry is the art of uniting pleasure with truth. -Samuel Johnson, lexicographer (1709-1784) Excellence in any department can be attained only by the labor of a lifetime; it is not to be purchased at a lesser price. -Samuel Johnson, lexicographer (1709-1784) All envy would be extinguished, if it were universally known that there are none to be envied. -Samuel Johnson, lexicographer (1709-1784) A man who uses a great many words to express his meaning is like a bad marksman who, instead of aiming a single stone at an object, takes up a handful and throws at it in hopes he may hit. -Samuel Johnson, lexicographer (1709-1784) Extended empires are like expanded gold, exchanging solid strength for feeble splendor. -Samuel Johnson, lexicographer (1709-1784) 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 unnecessary pain. -Samuel Johnson, lexicographer (1709-1784)