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Quote by Samuel Johnson
Life is not long, and too much of it must not pass in idle deliber

Life is not long, and too much of it must not pass in idle deliberation how it shall be spent. – Samuel Johnson

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Labor, if it were not necessary for existence, would be indispensable for the happiness of man. – Samuel Johnson

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Courage is the greatest of all virtues, because if you havent courage, you may not have an opportunity to use any of the others. – Samuel Johnson

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I admire the man who exclaimed, “I have lost a day!” because he had neglected to do any good in the course of it…. – Author unknown, “Flowers of Literature,” 1803

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Time is painted with a lock before, and bald behind, signifying thereby that we must take time by the forelock; for, when it is once past, there is no recalling it. – Jonathan Swift

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The value of moments, when cast up, is immense, if well employed; if thrown away, their loss is irrevocable. – Lord Chesterfield

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Do you know that disease and death must needs overtake us, no matter what we are doing?… what do you wish to be doing when it overtakes you?… If you have anything better to be doing when you are so overtaken, get to work on that. – Epictetus

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As this long and difficult war ends, I would like to address a few special words to the American people: Your steadfastness in supporting our insistence on peace with honor has made peace with honor possible. – Richard M. Nixon

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To love is so startling it leaves little time for anything else. – Emily Dickinson

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Our society is illuminated by the spiritual insights of the Hebrew prophets. America and Israel have a common love of human freedom, and they have a common faith in a democratic way of life. – Lyndon B. Johnson

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I think my securities far outweigh my insecurities. I am not nearly as afraid of myself and my imagination as I used to be. – Billy Connolly

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