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Quote by Samuel Johnson
To love one that is great, is almost to be great ones self. - Samu

To love one that is great, is almost to be great ones self. – Samuel Johnson

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Subordination tends greatly to human happiness. Were we all upon an equality, we should have no other enjoyment than mere animal pleasure. – Samuel Johnson

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Excellence in any department can be attained only by the labor of a lifetime; it is not to be purchased at a lesser price. – Samuel Johnson

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I do not want people to be very agreeable, as it saves me the trouble of liking them a great deal. – Jane Austen

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