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A certain amount of distrust is wholesome, but not so much of
others as of ourselves; neither vanity not read more

A certain amount of distrust is wholesome, but not so much of
others as of ourselves; neither vanity not conceit can exist in
the same atmosphere with it.

by Samuel Johnson Found in: Distrust Quotes,
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The lustre of diamonds is invigorated by the interposition of darker bodies; the lights of a picture are created by read more

The lustre of diamonds is invigorated by the interposition of darker bodies; the lights of a picture are created by the shades; the highest pleasure which nature has indulged to sensitive perception is that of rest after fatigue.

by Samuel Johnson Found in: Contrast Quotes,
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Some people wave their dogmatic thinking until their own reason is entangled.

Some people wave their dogmatic thinking until their own reason is entangled.

by Samuel Johnson Found in: Rhetoric Quotes,
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Our aspirations are our possibilities.

Our aspirations are our possibilities.

by Samuel Johnson Found in: Possibility Quotes,
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Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.

Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.

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