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> [It is justly considered as the greatest excellency of art to imitate nature; but it is necessary to distinguish those parts of nature which are most proper for imitation: greater care is still required in representing life, which is so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-johnson/it-is-justly-considered-as-the-greatest-excellency-of-art-to-imitate/)

[Samuel Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-johnson/)

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