Quote by Samuel Johnson
A man is in general better pleased when he has a good dinner upon

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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A short letter to a distant friend is, in my opinion, an insult like that of a slight bow or cursory salutation — a proof of unwillingness to do much, even where there is a necessity of doing something. – Samuel Johnson

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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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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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But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven for he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust. – Jesus Christ

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May joy and good fellowship reign, and in this manner, may the Olympic Torch pursue its way through ages, increasing friendly understanding among nations, for the good of a humanity always more enthusiastic, more courageous and more pure. – Pierre de Coubertin

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