Quote by Samuel Johnson
Go into the street, and give one man a lecture on morality, and an

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

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Excellence in any department can be attained only by the labor of a lifetime; it is not to be purchased at a lesser price. – Samuel Johnson

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I had rather see the portrait of a dog that I know, than all the allegorical paintings they can show me in the world. – Samuel Johnson

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Preaching is the expression of moral sentiments applied to the duties of life. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Id rather see a sermon than hear one any day; Id rather one should walk with me than merely tell the way: The eyes a better pupil and more willing than the ear, fine counsel is confusing, but examples always clear. – Edgar A. Guest

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Sermons remain one of the last forms of public discourse where it is culturally forbidden to talk back. – Harvey Cox

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If you think practicing what you preach is rough, just try preaching what you practice. – Bowen Baxter

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The Ancient Mariner would not have taken so well if it had been called The Old Sailor. – Samuel Butler

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I think we need leadership that helps us remember that part of what we are about is caring about more than the person right next to us, but the folks across the way. – Anna Deavere Smith

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Those who want the Government to regulate matters of the mind and spirit are like men who are so afraid of being murdered that they commit suicide to avoid assassination. – Harry S. Truman

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