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A man is in general better pleased when he has a good dinner upon his table, than when his wife talks Greek. – Samuel Johnson

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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. – Samuel Johnson

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The chains of habit are generally too small to be felt until they are too strong to be broken. – Samuel Johnson

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Habits

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The blaze of reputation cannot be blown out, but it often dies in the socket; a very few names may be considered as perpetual lamps that shine unconsumed. – Samuel Johnson

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