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Raises Quotes by Samuel Johnson
- We are unreasonably desirous to separate the goods of life from those evils which Providence has connected with them, and to catch advantages without paying…
- I have thought of a pulley to raise me gradually; but that would give me pain, as it would counteract my natural inclination. I would…
- We ought not to raise expectations which it is not in our power to satisfy.-It is more pleasing to see smoke brightening into flame, than…
- You raise your voice when you should reinforce your argument.
- Fear is implanted in us as a preservative from evil but its duty, like that of other passions, is not to overbear reason, but to…
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