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I had rather see the portrait of a dog that I know, than all the allegorical paintings they can show me in the world. ↗

— Samuel Johnson

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I have always considered it as treason against the great republic of human nature, to make any man's virtues the means of deceiving him. ↗

— Samuel Johnson

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In order that all men may be taught to speak the truth, it is necessary that all likewise should learn to hear it. ↗

— Samuel Johnson

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Nothing is more hopeless than a scheme of merriment. ↗

— Samuel Johnson

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Read over your compositions, and when you meet a passage which you think is particularly fine, strike it out. ↗

— Samuel Johnson

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The two offices of memory are collection and distribution. ↗

— Samuel Johnson

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There are some sluggish men who are improved by drinking; as there are fruits that are not good until they are rotten. ↗

— Samuel Johnson

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Classical quotation is the parole of literary men all over the world. ↗

— Samuel Johnson

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The most profound statements are often said in silence. ↗

— Lynn Johnston

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I have found men to be more kind than I expected, and less just. ↗

— Samuel Johnson

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