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

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

Other quotes by Samuel Johnson

Pleasure that is obtained by unreasonable and unsuitable cost, must always end in pain. – Samuel Johnson

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Pain
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Samuel Johnson
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Few enterprises of great labor or hazard would be undertaken if we had not the power of magnifying the advantages we expect from them. – Samuel Johnson

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great
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Samuel Johnson
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Cruel with guilt, and daring with despair, the midnight murderer bursts the faithless bar; invades the sacred hour of silent rest and leaves, unseen, a dagger in your breast. – Samuel Johnson

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Murder
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Samuel Johnson
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Other Quotes from
Epitaphs
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The most touching epitaph I ever encountered was on the tombstone of the printer of Edinburgh. It said simply: He kept down the cost and set the type right. – Gregory Nunn

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Epitaphs

When I die, my epitaph should read: She Paid the Bills. Thats the story of my private life. – Gloria Swanson

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Epitaphs

Nor has his death the world deceivd than his wondrous life surprise d; if he like a madman livd least he like a wise one dyd. – Miguel de Cervantes

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Epitaphs

If men could see the epitaphs their friends write they would believe they had gotten into the wrong grave. – Proverb

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Epitaphs

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