Quote by Samuel Johnson
Grief is a species of idleness. - Samuel Johnson

Grief is a species of idleness. – Samuel Johnson

Other quotes by Samuel Johnson

It is more from carelessness about truth than from intentionally lying that there is so much falsehood in the world. – Samuel Johnson

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Truth
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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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Cruelty
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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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Other Quotes from
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No one can keep his griefs in their prime; they use themselves up. – E.M. Cioran

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No one ever really dies as long as they took the time to leave us with fond memories. – Chris Sorensen

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Grief

Grieving is a necessary passage and a difficult transition to finally letting go of sorrow – it is not a permanent rest stop. – Dodinsky, www.dodinsky.com

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Grief

Man, when he does not grieve, hardly exists. – Antonio Porchia, Voces, 1943, translated from Spanish by W.S. Merwin

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Grief

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Respect for ourselves guides our morals; respect for others guides our manners. – Laurence Sterne

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Self-Respect

The world just does not fit conveniently into the format of a 35mm camera. – W. Eugene Smith

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Photography

Secrecy is the freedom tyrants dream of. – Bill Moyers

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