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Quote by Samuel Johnson
To keep your secret is wisdom but to expect others to keep it is f

To keep your secret is wisdom but to expect others to keep it is folly. – Samuel Johnson

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The greatest part of a writers time is spent in reading in order to write. A man will turn over half a library to make a book. – Samuel Johnson

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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing. – Socrates

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