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Among the calamities of war may be numbered the diminution of the love of truth, by the falsehoods which interest dictates, and credulity encourages.
Samuel Johnson
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Samuel Johnson
Age: 75 †
Born: 1709
Born: September 18
Died: 1784
Died: December 13
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Books that you may carry to the fire, and hold readily in your hand, are the most useful after all.
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Don't, Sir, accustom yourself to use big words for little matters.
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Sir, you have but two topics, yourself and me. I am sick of both.
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