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I have adopted the Roman sentiment, that it is more honorable to save a citizen than to kill an enemy.
Samuel Johnson
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Samuel Johnson
Age: 75 †
Born: 1709
Born: September 18
Died: 1784
Died: December 13
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The dependant who cultivates delicacy in himself very little consults his own tranquillity.
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Every man has a right to utter what he thinks truth, and every other man has a right to knock him down for it. Martyrdom is the test.
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He who praises everybody, praises nobody.
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Apologies are seldom of any use.
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I have already enjoyed too much give me something to desire.
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