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The fountain of contentment must spring up in the mind.
Samuel Johnson
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Samuel Johnson
Age: 75 †
Born: 1709
Born: September 18
Died: 1784
Died: December 13
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A married man has many cares, but a bachelor no pleasures.
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A man with a good coat upon his back meets with a better reception than he who has a bad one.
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Shame arises from the fear of men, conscience from the fear of God.
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