Johnson
Johnson
Johnson is a surname of English origin. The name itself is a patronym of the given name John, literally meaning "son of John". The name John derives from Latin Johannes, which is derived through Greek Ἰωάννης Iōannēs from Hebrew יוחנן Yohanan, meaning "Yahweh has favoured". The name has been extremely popular in Europe since the Christian era as a result of it being given to St John the Baptist, St John the Evangelist and nearly one thousand other Christian saints...
civilization history tests
A decent provision for the poor is the true test of civilization.
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Of all the griefs that harass the distress'd, Sure the most bitter is a scornful jest; Fate never wounds more deep the generous heart, Than when a blockhead's insult points the dart.
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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.
suffering survivor
It is better to suffer wrong than to do it.
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Cruel with guilt, and daring with despair, the midnight murderer bursts the faithless bar; invades the sacred hour of silent rest and leaves, unseen, a dagger in your breast.
anticipation species
Hope is itself a species of happiness...
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No man was more foolish when he had not a pen in his hand, or more wise when he had
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All intellectual improvement arises from leisure.
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Fraud and falsehood only dread examination. Truth invites it.
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It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier to be sometimes cheated than not to trust.
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When a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.
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Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information upon it.
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Hope is necessary in every condition.
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Plenty is the original cause of many of our needs; and even the poverty, which is so frequent and distressful in civilized nations, proceeds often from that change of manners which opulence has produced. Nature makes us poor only when we want necessaries; but custom gives the name of poverty to the want of superfluities.