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Quote by Samuel Johnson
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We love to overlook the boundaries which we do not wish to pass. – Samuel Johnson

Other quotes by Samuel Johnson

A fly may sting a stately horse and make him wince; but one is but an insect, and the other is a horse still. – Samuel Johnson

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Cruelty
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Samuel Johnson
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There are few things that we so unwillingly give up, even in advanced age, as the supposition that we still have the power of ingratiating ourselves with the fair sex. – Samuel Johnson

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Age
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Samuel Johnson
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Other Quotes from
Temptation
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We usually know what we can do, but temptation shows us who we are. – Thomas Kempis

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Temptation

He who is not tempted, what does he know? And he who is not tried, what are the things he knows? Ecclesiasticus – Bible

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Temptation

We are all mortal until the first kiss and the second glass of wine. – Eduardo Galeano

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Temptation

Taste this, and be henceforth among the Gods thyself a Goddess. – John Milton

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Temptation

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The people I want are very famous and very rich, and all I can offer them is a bit of exposure on TV and a bit of cash, so its a miracle we get any guests at all. But we have been very lucky. – Graham Norton

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You hear entertainers all the time, saying, If I couldnt get paid for this, Id do it for free. Whens the last time you ever heard a business person say, If I couldnt get paid for being chairman of British Petroleum, Id do it for free? – Dick Gregory

Category:
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The mothers battle for her child with sickness, with poverty, with war, with all the forces of exploitation and callousness that cheapen human life needs to become a common human battle, waged in love and in the passion for survival. – Adrienne Rich

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