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Those that have done nothing in life, are not qualified to judge of those that have done little
Samuel Johnson
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Samuel Johnson
Age: 75 †
Born: 1709
Born: September 18
Died: 1784
Died: December 13
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The most Heterogeneous ideas are yoked by violence together.
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My dear friend, clear your mind of can't.
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Is not a patron one who looks with unconcern on a man struggling for life in the water, and, when he has reached ground, encumbers him with help?
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