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Life cannot subsist in society but by reciprocal concessions.
Samuel Johnson
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Samuel Johnson
Age: 75 †
Born: 1709
Born: September 18
Died: 1784
Died: December 13
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He who fails to please in his salutation and address is at once rejected, and never obtains an opportunity of showing his latest excellences or essential qualities.
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In a Man's Letters you know, Madam, his soul lies naked, his letters are only the mirrour of his breast.
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