Quotes by Samuel Johnson about Power

6 quotes by Samuel Johnson about power

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Few enterprises of great labor or hazard would be...

Few enterprises of great labor or hazard would be undertaken if we had not the power of magnifying the advantages we expect from them.

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He that fails in his endeavors after wealth or power will...

He that fails in his endeavors after wealth or power will not long retain either honesty or courage.

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Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.

Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.

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Nature has given women so much power that the law has...

Nature has given women so much power that the law has very wisely given them little.

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Power is not sufficient evidence of truth.

Power is not sufficient evidence of truth.

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There are few things that we so unwillingly give up, even in advanced age, as the supposition that we still have the power of ingratiating ourselves with the fair sex.

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