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Frugality may be termed the daughter of Prudence, the sister of Temperance, and the parent of Liberty.
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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Those authors who would find many readers, must endeavour to please while they instruct.
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