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Quote by Samuel Johnson
He that fails in his endeavors after wealth or power will not long

He that fails in his endeavors after wealth or power will not long retain either honesty or courage. – Samuel Johnson

Other quotes by Samuel Johnson

Labor, if it were not necessary for existence, would be indispensable for the happiness of man. – Samuel Johnson

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Labor
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Samuel Johnson
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It is very strange, and very melancholy, that the paucity of human pleasures should persuade us ever to call hunting one of them. – Samuel Johnson

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Hunting
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Samuel Johnson
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There are few ways in which a man can be more innocently employed than in getting money. – Samuel Johnson

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Other Quotes from
Courage
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People dont follow titles, they follow courage. – William Wells Brown

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Courage

It may not be the most popular but there is a place for it. I think about the kind of music I love, acoustic, melodic, and I guess it kind of took a bit of courage on my part to think I could be one of those songwriters. – Helen Slater

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Courage

The man who has the courage of his platitudes is always a successful man. – Van Wyck Brooks

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Courage

You want to shut up every Negro who has the courage to stand up and fight for the rights of his people, for the rights of workers, and I have been on many a picket line for the steelworkers too. – Paul Robeson

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Courage

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