20 Quotes by Samuel Johnson about giving


  • Author Samuel Johnson
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    A lawyer has no business with the justice or injustice of the cause which he undertakes, unless his client asks his opinion, and then he is bound to give it honestly. The justice or injustice of the cause is to be decided by the judge.

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  • Author Samuel Johnson
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    Attention and respect give pleasure, however late, or however useless. But they are not useless, when they are late, it is reasonable to rejoice, as the day declines, to find that it has been spent with the approbation of mankind.

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  • Author Samuel Johnson
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    I have thought of a pulley to raise me gradually; but that would give me pain, as it would counteract my natural inclination. I would have something that can dissipate the inertia and give elasticity to the muscles. We can heat the body, we can cool it; we can give it tension or relaxation; and surely it is possible to bring it into a state in which rising from bed will not be a pain.

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  • Author Samuel Johnson
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    I would not give half a guinea to live under one form of government rather than another. It is of no moment to the happiness of an individual.

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  • Author Samuel Johnson
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    Let him that desires to see others happy, make haste to give while his gift can be enjoyed, and remember that every moment of delay takes away something from the value of his benefaction.

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