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Whenever we approve, we can find a hundred good reasons to justify our approbation. Whenever we dislike, we can find a thousand to justify our dislike.

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Samuel Richardson
Age: 73 †
Born: 1687
Born: August 19
Died: 1761
Died: July 4
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S. Richardson
Thousand
Approbation
Reason
Approve
Find
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Good
Justify
Whenever
Reasons
Appreciate
Hundred

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