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Quote by Samuel Johnson
In order that all men may be taught to speak the truth, it is nece

In order that all men may be taught to speak the truth, it is necessary that all likewise should learn to hear it. – Samuel Johnson

Other quotes by Samuel Johnson

The blaze of reputation cannot be blown out, but it often dies in the socket; a very few names may be considered as perpetual lamps that shine unconsumed. – Samuel Johnson

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Reputation
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Samuel Johnson
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I hate a fellow whom pride, or cowardice, or laziness drives into a corner, and who does nothing when he is there but sit and growl; let him come out as I do, and bark. – Samuel Johnson

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Cowardice/Weakness
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Samuel Johnson
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A man is in general better pleased when he has a good dinner upon his table, than when his wife talks Greek. – Samuel Johnson

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good
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Justice is rather the activity of truth, than a virtue in itself. Truth tells us what is due to others, and justice renders that due. Injustice is acting a lie. – Horace Walpole

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Popular opinions, on subjects not palpable to sense, are often true, but seldom or never the whole truth. – John Stuart Mill

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Truth

Every truth has two sides it is as well to look at both, before we commit ourselves to either. – Aesop

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Truth

Attempting to get at truth means rejecting stereotypes and cliches. – Harold Evans

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Truth

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