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Quote by Samuel Johnson
I hate a fellow whom pride, or cowardice, or laziness drives into

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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If a man does not make new acquaintances as he advances through life, he will soon find himself alone. A man should keep his friendships in constant repair. – Samuel Johnson

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The natural flights of the human mind are not from pleasure to pleasure, but from hope to hope. – Samuel Johnson

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Money and time are the heaviest burdens of life, and… the unhappiest of all mortals are those who have more of either than they know how to use. – Samuel Johnson

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The coward threatens when he is safe. – Johann von Goethe

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It is the coward who fawns upon those above him. It is the coward who is insolent whenever he dares be so. – Junius

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It is better to be a coward for a minute than dead for the rest of your life. – Proverb

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Covetousness like jealousy, when it has taken root, never leaves a person, but with their life. Cowardice is the dread of what will happen. – Epictetus

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