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Every desire is a viper in the bosom, who while he was chill was harmless but when warmth gave him strength, exerted it in poison.

Samuel Johnson

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Samuel Johnson
Age: 75 †
Born: 1709
Born: September 18
Died: 1784
Died: December 13
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