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Forgotten Quotes by Samuel Johnson
- Few have abilities so much needed by the rest of the world as to be caressed on their own terms; and he that will not…
- Tradition is but a meteor, which, if it once falls, cannot be rekindled. Memory, once interrupted, is not to be recalled. But written learning is…
- Life is surely given us for higher purposes than to gather what our ancestors have wisely thrown away, and to learn what is of no…
- No man is much regarded by the rest of the world. He that considers how little he dwells upon the condition of others, will learn…
- It is better a man should be abused than forgotten.
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