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Condemned to Hope's delusive mine, As on we toil from day to day, By sudden blasts or slow decline Our social comforts drop away.
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 peculiar doctrine of Christianity is that of a universal sacrifice and perpetual propitiation.
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A man should be careful never to tell tales of himself to his own disadvantage. People may be amused at the time, but they will be remembered, and brought out against him upon some subsequent occasion.
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Large offers and sturdy rejections are among the most common topics of falsehood.
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This merriment of parsons is mighty offensive.
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Present opportunities are neglected, and attainable good is slighted, by minds busied in extensive ranges and intent upon future advantages.
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He was dull in a new way, and that made many think him great.
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Suspicion is very often a useless pain.
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We are all prompted by the same motives, all deceived by the same fallacies, all animated by hope, obstructed by danger, entangled by desire, and seduced by pleasure.
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Politeness is one of those advantages which we never estimate rightly but by the inconvenience of its loss.
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