Samuel Johnson Quotes on Self
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As the Spanish proverb says, 'He, who would bring home the wealth of the Indies, must carry the wealth of the Indies with him.' So it is in travelling; a man must carry knowledge with him, if he would bring home knowledge.
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All censure of a man's self is oblique praise. It is in order to shew how much he can spare.
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Wine makes a man more pleased with himself. I do not say that it makes him more pleasing to others.
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A man who exposes himself when he is intoxicated, has not the art of getting drunk.