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We are inclined to believe those whom we do not know because they have never deceived us.
Samuel Johnson
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Samuel Johnson
Age: 75 †
Born: 1709
Born: September 18
Died: 1784
Died: December 13
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When there is no hope, there can be no endeavor.
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There is nothing so minute, or inconsiderable, that I would not rather know it than not.
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All censure of a man's self is oblique praise. It is in order to show how much he can spare.
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Hides from himself his state, and shuns to know That life protracted is protracted woe.
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He that wishes to see his country robbed of its rights cannot be a patriot.
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Inquiries into the heart are not for man.
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There is no crime more infamous than the violation of truth. It is apparent that men can be social beings no longer than they believe each other. When speech is employed only as the vehicle of falsehood, every man must disunite himself from others, inhabit his own cave and seek prey only for himself.
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Power is gradually stealing away from the many to the few, because the few are more vigilant and consistent.
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Never trust your tongue when your heart is bitter.
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Poetry is the art of uniting pleasure with truth.
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