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It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier to be sometimes cheated than not to trust. ↗

— Samuel Johnson

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If a man does not make new acquaintances as he advances through life, he will soon find himself left alone. A man, sir, should keep his friendship in a constant repair. ↗

— Samuel Johnson

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Nothing flatters a man as much as the happiness of his wife; he is always proud of himself as the source of it. ↗

— Samuel Johnson

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It is reasonable to have perfection in our eye that we may always advance toward it, though we know it can never be reached. ↗

— Samuel Johnson

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Every man who attacks my belief, diminishes in some degree my confidence in it, and therefore makes me uneasy; and I am angry with him who makes me uneasy. ↗

— 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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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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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. ↗

— Samuel Johnson

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If I play anything that sounds like a solo, it's gonna sound like a lyric. ↗

— Adam Jones

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The world is like a grand staircase, some are going up and some are going down. ↗

— Samuel Johnson

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