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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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Sorrow is a kind of rust of the soul, which every new idea contributes in its passage to scour away. It is the putrefaction of stagnant life, and is remedied by exercise and motion. – Samuel Johnson

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Exercise
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Samuel Johnson
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In order that all men may be taught to speak the truth, it is necessary that all likewise should learn to hear it. – Samuel Johnson

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Truth
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Samuel Johnson
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The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who cannot read them. – Mark Twain

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I shall the effect of this good lesson keeps as watchman to my heart. – William Shakespeare

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Mankind is not likely to salvage civilization unless he can evolve a system of good and evil which is independent of heaven and hell. – George Orwell

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A good objective of leadership is to help those who are doing poorly to do well and to help those who are doing well to do even better. – Jim Rohn

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You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time. – Abraham Lincoln

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Man is the only animal that can remain on friendly terms with the victims he intends to eat until he eats them. – Samuel Butler, Note-Books, 1912

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A am realistic — I expect miracles. – Wayne Dyer

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It is the lash of hunger which compels the poor man to submit. In order to live he must sell – “voluntarily” sell – himself every day and hour to the “beast of property.” – Johann Most, The Beast of Property

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