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When a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.

~Samuel Johnson

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Love is only one of many passions.

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Human life is everywhere a state in which much is to be endured, and little to be enjoyed.

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You cannot spend money in luxury without doing good to the poor. Nay, you do more good to them by spending it in luxury, than by giving it; for by spending it in luxury, you make them exert industry, whereas by giving it, you keep them idle.

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Power is not sufficient evidence of truth.

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That we must all die, we always knew; I wish I had remembered it sooner.

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You hesitate to stab me with a word, and know not - silence is the sharper sword.

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Adversity leads us to think properly of our state, and so is most beneficial to us.

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He that overvalues himself will undervalue others, and he that undervalues others will oppress them.

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Friendship, like love, is destroyed by long absence, though it may be increased by short intermissions.

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Author

Born: September 18th, 1709

Died: December 13th, 1784

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