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~ Samuel JohnsonSome desire is necessary to keep life in motion. -
![Bachelors have consciences, married men have wives.]()
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~ Samuel JohnsonBachelors have consciences, married men have wives. Marriage / Conscience / Humour -
![Second marriage: the triumph of hope over experience.]()
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~ Samuel JohnsonSecond marriage: the triumph of hope over experience. -
~ Samuel JohnsonYou teach your daughters the diameters of the planets and wonder when you are done that they do not delight in your company. -
![There are some sluggish men who are improved by drinking; as there are fruits that are not good until they are rotten.]()
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~ Samuel JohnsonThere are some sluggish men who are improved by drinking; as there are fruits that are not good until they are rotten. -
~ Samuel JohnsonCuriosity is, in great and generous minds, the first passion and the last. -
![Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.]()
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~ Samuel Johnson, April 7, 1775.Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel. -
~ Samuel JohnsonKnowledge is more than equivalent to force. The master of mechanics laughs at strength. -
![Abstinence is as easy to me, as temperance would be difficult.]()
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~ Samuel JohnsonAbstinence is as easy to me, as temperance would be difficult. -
~ Samuel JohnsonCuriosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.
