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No degree of knowledge attainable by man is able to set him above the want of hourly assistance.

No degree of knowledge attainable by man is able to set him above the want of hourly assistance.

by Samuel Johnson Found in: Dependence Quotes,
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That man is little to be envied, whose patriotism would not gain
force upon the plain of Marathon, or read more

That man is little to be envied, whose patriotism would not gain
force upon the plain of Marathon, or whose piety would not grow
warmer among the runs of Iona.

by Samuel Johnson Found in: Patriotism Quotes,
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The chains of habit are generally too small to be felt until they are too strong to be broken.

The chains of habit are generally too small to be felt until they are too strong to be broken.

by Samuel Johnson Found in: Habits Quotes,
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The drama's laws, the drama's patrons give.
For we that live to please, must please to live.

The drama's laws, the drama's patrons give.
For we that live to please, must please to live.

by Samuel Johnson Found in: Acting Quotes,
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Inconsistencies cannot both be right; but, imputed to man, they may both be true

Inconsistencies cannot both be right; but, imputed to man, they may both be true

by Samuel Johnson Found in: Inconsistency Quotes,
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