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A writer who obtains his full purpose loses himself in his own lustre.
Samuel Johnson
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Samuel Johnson
Age: 75 †
Born: 1709
Born: September 18
Died: 1784
Died: December 13
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There are certain topicks which are never exhausted. Of some images and sentiments the mind of man may be said to be enamoured it meets them, however often they occur, with the same ardour which a lover feels at the sight of his mistress, and parts from them with the same regret when they can no longer be enjoyed.
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I am always sorry when any language is lost, because languages are the pedigrees of nations.
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How small of all that human hearts endure/That part which laws or kings can cause or cure.
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The most useful truths are always universal, and unconnected with accidents and customs.
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A man who always talks for fame never can be pleasing. The man who talks to unburthen his mind is the man to delight you.
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Distance either of time or place is sufficient to reconcile weak minds to wonderful relations.
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Whatever you have spend less.
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When two Eglishmen meet, their first talk is of the weather.
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Lawyers know life practically. A bookish man should always have them to converse with.
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An old friend never can be found, and nature has provided that he cannot easily be lost.
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The balls of sight are so formed, that one man's eyes are spectacles to another, to read his heart with.
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