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No man likes to live under the eye of perpetual disapprobation.
Samuel Johnson
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Samuel Johnson
Age: 75 †
Born: 1709
Born: September 18
Died: 1784
Died: December 13
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Irresolution and mutability are often the faults of men whose views are wide, and whose imagination is vigorous and excursive.
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Life of Ages, richly poured, Love of God unspent and free, Flowing in the Prophet's word And the People's liberty! Never was to chosen race That unstinted tide confined Thine is every time and place, Fountain sweet of heart and mind!
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If your determination is fixed, I do not counsel you to despair. Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance.
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From thee, great God, we spring, to thee we tend,- Path, motive, guide, original, and end.
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Since life itself is uncertain, nothing which has life for its basis can boast much stability.
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It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time.
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If one was to think constantly of death, the business of life would stand still
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