Quote by Samuel Johnson
Every man has a right to utter what he thinks truth, and every oth

Every man has a right to utter what he thinks truth, and every other man has a right to knock him down for it. Martyrdom is the test. – Samuel Johnson

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You cannot spend money in luxury without doing good to the poor. Nay, you do more good to them by spending it in luxury, than by giving it for by spending it in luxury, you make them exert industry, whereas by giving it, you keep them idle. – Samuel Johnson

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A short letter to a distant friend is, in my opinion, an insult like that of a slight bow or cursory salutation — a proof of unwillingness to do much, even where there is a necessity of doing something. – Samuel Johnson

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A fly may sting a stately horse and make him wince; but one is but an insect, and the other is a horse still. – Samuel Johnson

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One of the sublimest things in the world is plain truth. – Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton

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It is a puzzling thing. The truth knocks on the door and you say, Go away, Im looking for the truth, and so it goes away. Puzzling. – Robert M. Pirsig

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Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth. – Buddha

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The truth is, hardly any of us have ethical energy enough for more than one really inflexible point of honor. – George Bernard Shaw

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I think the Mother is gradually revealing itself to me and taking over. But it is not the Mother alone. It is the Mother and the Father, the male and the female, sort of gradually having their marriage. – Bede Griffiths

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The sword conquered for a while, but the spirit conquers for ever! – Sholem Asch

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Until we respect bin Laden, we are going to die in numbers that are probably unnecessary. – Michael Scheuer

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