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Reproof should not exhaust its power upon petty failings.
Samuel Johnson
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Samuel Johnson
Age: 75 †
Born: 1709
Born: September 18
Died: 1784
Died: December 13
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An author places himself uncalled before the tribunal of criticism and solicits fame at the hazard of disgrace.
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