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Ignorance cannot always be inferred from inaccuracy knowledge is not always present.
Samuel Johnson
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Samuel Johnson
Age: 75 †
Born: 1709
Born: September 18
Died: 1784
Died: December 13
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He to whom many objects of pursuit arise at the same time, will frequently hesitate between different desires till a rival has precluded him, or change his course as new attractions prevail, and harass himself without advancing.
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Don't tell me of deception a lie is a lie, whether it be a lie to the eye or a lie to the ear.
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In civilized society external advantages make us more respected. A man with a good coat upon his back meets with a better reception than he who has a bad one. You may analyze this and say, What is there in it? But that will avail you nothing, for it is a part of a general system.
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If I have said something to hurt a man once, I shall not get the better of this by saying many things to please him.
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