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Such is the constitution of Man that labor may be said to be its own re-ward.
Samuel Johnson
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Samuel Johnson
Age: 75 †
Born: 1709
Born: September 18
Died: 1784
Died: December 13
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Hides from himself his state, and shuns to know That life protracted is protracted woe.
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A writer only begins a book. A reader finishes it.
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Our minds should not be empty because if they are not preoccupied by good, evil will break in upon them.
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