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I have found men to be more kind than I expected, and less just.
Samuel Johnson
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Samuel Johnson
Age: 75 †
Born: 1709
Born: September 18
Died: 1784
Died: December 13
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He that is already corrupt is naturally suspicious, and he that becomes suspicious will quickly become corrupt.
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Wretched un-idea'd girls.
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