Samuel Johnson quote: He that would be superior to external influences must first become superior to his own passions.

He that would be superior to external influences must first become superior to his own passions.

~ Samuel Johnson ~

He that would be superior to external influences must first become superior to his own passions.

More Samuel Johnson quotes

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I live in the crowds of jollity not so much to enjoy company as to shun myself.

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When any fit of gloominess or perversion of mind lays hold upon you make it a rule not to publish it by complaints.

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Despair is criminal.

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To hear complaints is wearisome to the wretched and the happy alike.

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Self-confidence is the first requisite to great undertakings.