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#1

“I hate mankind, for I think myself one of the best of them, and I know how bad I am.”
― Samuel Johnson

tags: humor, humour, mankind, misanthropy

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#2

“He who makes a beast of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man.”
― Samuel Johnson

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#3

“A writer only begins a book. A reader finishes it.”
― Samuel Johnson, Works of Samuel Johnson. Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia, A Grammar of the English Tongue, Preface to Shakespeare, Lives of the English Poets & more [improved 11/20/2010]

tags: reading, writing

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#4

“Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.”
― Samuel Johnson

tags: patriotism

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#5

“I never desire to converse with a man who has written more than he has read.”
― Samuel Johnson, Johnsonian Miscellanies - Vol II

tags: books, conversation, erudition, reading, writing

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#6

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

tags: night

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#7

“Hell is paved with good intentions.”
― Samuel Johnson, The Life of Samuel Johnson LL.D. Vol 2

tags: evil, good-intentions, hell, intentions

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#8

“Almost all absurdity of conduct arises from the imitation of those whom we cannot resemble.”
― Samuel Johnson, The Rambler

tags: absurdity, behaviour, conduct, imitation

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#9

“You raise your voice when you should reinforce your argument.”
― Samuel Johnson

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#10

“My congratulations to you, sir. Your manuscript is both good and original; but the part that is good is not original, and the part that is original is not good. ”
― Samuel Johnson

tags: cynical, funny, humour, review

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