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No man but a blockhead ever wrote except for money. - Samuel Johns

No man but a blockhead ever wrote except for money. – Samuel Johnson

Other quotes by Samuel Johnson

Frugality may be termed the daughter of Prudence, the sister of Temperance, and the parent of Liberty. – Samuel Johnson

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Thrift
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Samuel Johnson
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In a mans letters you know, Madam, his soul lies naked, his letters are only the mirror of his breast, whatever passes within him is shown undisguised in its natural process. Nothing is inverted, nothing distorted, you see systems in their elements, you discover actions in their motives. – Samuel Johnson

Category:
Letters (writing)
Author
Samuel Johnson
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Go into the street, and give one man a lecture on morality, and another a shilling, and see which will respect you most. – Samuel Johnson

Category:
Evangelism
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Samuel Johnson
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Other Quotes from
Money
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Ridiculous yachts and private planes and big limousines wont make people enjoy life more, and it sends out terrible messages to the people who work for them. It would be so much better if that money was spent in Africa – and its about getting a balance. – Richard Branson

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Money

The GAO just released a report that said 22 percent of federal programs fail to meet their objectives. The truth is we dont know how taxpayer money is spent in Washington, D.C., which is why I think we ought to put every agency budget up on the Internet for everyone to see. – Carly Fiorina

Category:
Money

I think writing really helps you heal yourself. I think if you write long enough, you will be a healthy person. That is, if you write what you need to write, as opposed to what will make money, or what will make fame. – Alice Walker

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Money

The circulation of confidence is better than the circulation of money. – James Madison

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Money

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Mere goodness can achieve little against the power of nature. – Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

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The truth is really an ambition which is beyond us. – Peter Ustinov

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Faithful servants never retire. You can retire from your career, but you will never retire from serving God. – Rick Warren

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Keep your spirits up. Good things will come to you and you will come to good things. – Terri Guillemets

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