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Quote by Samuel Johnson
The chief glory of every people arises from its authors. - Samuel

The chief glory of every people arises from its authors. – Samuel Johnson

Other quotes by Samuel Johnson

He that fails in his endeavors after wealth or power will not long retain either honesty or courage. – Samuel Johnson

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Courage
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Samuel Johnson
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[W]ith an unquiet mind, neither exercise, nor diet, nor physick can be of much use. – Samuel Johnson

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Mind
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Samuel Johnson
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No statement about God is simply, literally true. God is far more than can be measured, described, defined in ordinary language, or pinned down to any particular happening. – David Jenkins

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The glory of a nation and an age is always the work of a few great persons, and it disappears with them. – Baron Grimm

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Glory

I have touched the highest point of all my greatness, and from that full meridian of my glory I haste now to my setting. – William Shakespeare

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Glory is the shadow of virtue. – Proverb

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A man sooner or later discovers that he is the master-gardener of his soul, the director of his life. – James Allen

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I cannot get that beautiful afternoon out of my head, above me where I lay the grass was silhouetted against the blue of the heavens, small clouds were rushing past as the wind drove them on an endless journey. – Julia Lee-Booker, letter to Pat McSwiney, 1940 July 24

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It would be nice if I did have a good relationship with my family, and yes, part of me longs to have a mum and dad who love and accept me for who I am. But if they never do, its OK. – Heather Graham

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