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Never speak of a man in his own presence. It is always indelicate, and may be offensive .
Samuel Johnson
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Samuel Johnson
Age: 75 †
Born: 1709
Born: September 18
Died: 1784
Died: December 13
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You raise your voice when you should reinforce your argument.
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Truth, Sir, is a cow which will yield such people no more milk, and so they are gone to milk the bull.
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The arguments for purity of life fail of their due influence, not because they have been considered and confuted, but because they have been passed over without consideration.
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