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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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Without economy none can be rich, and with it few will be poor.

Without economy none can be rich, and with it few will be poor.

by Samuel Johnson Found in: Economy Quotes,
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He threatens many that hath injured one.

He threatens many that hath injured one.

by Samuel Johnson Found in: General Sayings,
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As any action or posture long continued will distort and
disfigure the limbs; so the mind likewise is crippled read more

As any action or posture long continued will distort and
disfigure the limbs; so the mind likewise is crippled and
contracted by perpetual application to the same set of ideas.

by Samuel Johnson Found in: Fanaticism Quotes,
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In misery's darkest caverns known,
His useful care was ever nigh,
Where hopeless Anguish pour'd his groan,
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In misery's darkest caverns known,
His useful care was ever nigh,
Where hopeless Anguish pour'd his groan,
And lonely want retir'd to die.

by Samuel Johnson Found in: Philanthropy Quotes,
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