Quote by Samuel Johnson
It is better that some should be unhappy rather than that none sho

It is better that some should be unhappy rather than that none should be happy, which would be the case in a general state of equality. – Samuel Johnson

Other quotes by Samuel Johnson

It was his peculiar happiness that he scarcely ever found a stranger whom he did not leave a friend; but it must likewise be added, that he had not often a friend long without obliging him to become a stranger. – Samuel Johnson

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Strangers
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I have protracted my work till most of those whom I wished to please have sunk into the grave, and success and miscarriage are empty sounds: I therefore dismiss it with frigid tranquillity, having little to fear or hope from censure or from praise. – Samuel Johnson

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Apathy
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Equality
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The people of Canada have worked hard to build a country that opens its doors to include all, regardless of their differences a country that respects all, regardless of their differences a country that demands equality for all, regardless of their differences. – Paul Martin

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The Nordic countries are leading the way on womens equality, recognizing women as equal citizens rather than commodities for sale. – Johanna Siguroardottir

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The worst form of inequality is to try to make unequal things equal. – Aristotle

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People are pretty much alike. Its only that our differences are more susceptible to definition than our similarities. – Linda Ellerbee

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O, she will sing the savageness out of a bear! – William Shakespeare

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