Quote by Samuel Johnson
Grief is a species of idleness. - Samuel Johnson

Grief is a species of idleness. – 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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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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good
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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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No one ever really dies as long as they took the time to leave us with fond memories. – Chris Sorensen

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The deep pain that is felt at the death of every friendly soul arises from the feeling that there is in every individual something which is inexpressible, peculiar to him alone, and is, therefore, absolutely and irretrievably lost. – Arthur Schopenhauer

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Man, when he does not grieve, hardly exists. – Antonio Porchia, Voces, 1943, translated from Spanish by W.S. Merwin

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Sorrow you can hold, however desolating, if nobody speaks to you. If they speak, you break down. – Bede Jarrett

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