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Ill Quotes by Samuel Johnson
- I have often thought that there has rarely passed a life of which a judicious and faithful narrative would not be useful; for not only…
- It is as bad as bad can be: it is ill-fed, ill-killed, ill-kept, and ill-drest.
- In a time of war the nation is always of one mind, eager to hear something good of themselves and ill of the enemy. At…
- In the motive lies the good or ill.
- To mean understandings, it is sufficient honour to be numbered amongst the lowest labourers of learning; but different abilities must find different tasks. To hew…
- I would be loath to speak ill of any person who I do not know deserves it, but I am afraid he is an attorney.
- I do not care to speak ill of a man behind his back, but I believe he is an attorney.
- For patience, sov'reign o'er transmuted ill.
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