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All industry must be excited by hope.
Samuel Johnson
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Samuel Johnson
Age: 75 †
Born: 1709
Born: September 18
Died: 1784
Died: December 13
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In solitude we have our dreams to ourselves, and in company we agree to dream in concert.
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