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In order that all men might be taught to speak truth, it is necessary that all likewise should learn to hear it.
Samuel Johnson
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Samuel Johnson
Age: 75 †
Born: 1709
Born: September 18
Died: 1784
Died: December 13
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Quotation is a good thing, there is a community of thought in it.
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We may have many acquaintances, but we can have but few friends this made Aristotle say that he that hath many friends hath none.
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