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Samuel Johnson English author, critic, & lexicographer (1709 - 1784)
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It is a most mortifying reflection for a man to consider what he has done, compared to what he might have done.

Curiosity is one of the permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous mind.

Don΄t think of retiring from the world until the world will be sorry that you retire. I hate a fellow whom pride or cowardice or laziness drives into a corner, and who does nothing when he is there but sit and growl. Let him come out as I do, and bark.

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



While grief is fresh, every attempt to divert only irritates. You must wait till it be digested, and then amusement will dissipate the remains of it.

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