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Quote by Samuel Johnson
Self-confidence is the first requisite to great undertakings. - Sa

Self-confidence is the first requisite to great undertakings. – Samuel Johnson

Other quotes by Samuel Johnson

There is no private house in which people can enjoy themselves so well as at a capital tavern… No, Sir there is nothing which has yet been contrived by man by which so much happiness is produced as by a good tavern or inn. – Samuel Johnson

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Happiness
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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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We know but a few men, a great many coats and breeches. – Henry David Thoreau

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The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has killed a great many philosophers. – Denis Diderot

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To be conscious that you are ignorant of the facts is a great step to knowledge. – Benjamin Disraeli

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Great people talk about ideas, average people talk about things, and small people talk about wine. – Fran Lebowitz

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