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In lapidary inscriptions a man is not upon oath. - Samuel Johnson

In lapidary inscriptions a man is not upon oath. – Samuel Johnson

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I would advise you Sir, to study algebra, if you are not already an adept in it: your head would be less muddy, and you will leave off tormenting your neighbors about paper and packthread, while we all live together in a world that is bursting with sin and sorrow. – Samuel Johnson

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