Quote by Samuel Johnson
He who has so little knowledge of human nature as to seek happines

He who has so little knowledge of human nature as to seek happiness by changing anything but his own disposition will waste his life in fruitless efforts. – Samuel Johnson

Other quotes by Samuel Johnson

The luster of diamonds is invigorated by the interposition of darker bodies; the lights of a picture are created by the shades; the highest pleasure which nature has indulged to sensitive perception is that of rest after fatigue. – Samuel Johnson

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Observation
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I am sorry I have not learnt to play at cards. It is very useful in life: it generates kindness, and consolidates society. – Samuel Johnson

Category:
Sports :: Poker
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The winners edge is not in a gifted birth, a high IQ, or in talent. The winners edge is all in the attitude, not aptitude. Attitude is the criterion for success. – Denis Waitley

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Im not going to take this defeatist attitude and listen to all this crap any more from all these people who have nothing except doomsday to predict. – Carroll Shelby

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All we need, really, is a change from a near frigid to a tropical attitude of mind. – Marjory Stoneman Douglas

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