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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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