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Quote by Samuel Johnson
The mind is refrigerated by interruption; the thoughts are diverte

The mind is refrigerated by interruption; the thoughts are diverted from the principal subject; the reader is weary, he suspects not why; and at last throws away the book, which he has too diligently studied. – Samuel Johnson

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It is dangerous for mortal beauty, or terrestrial virtue, to be examined by too strong a light. The torch of Truth shows much that we cannot, and all that we would not, see. – Samuel Johnson

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Hope itself is a species of happiness, and, perhaps, the chief happiness which this world affords; but, like all other pleasures immoderately enjoyed, the excesses of hope must be expiated by pain. – Samuel Johnson

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Hope
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A wise man will make haste to forgive, because he knows the true value of time, and will not suffer it to pass away in unnecessary pain. – Samuel Johnson

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The greatest significance of the present student generation is that it is through them that the point of view of the subjugated is finally and inexorably being expressed. – James Baldwin

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Paul, thou art beside thyself; much learning doth make thee mad. Acts 26:24 – Bible

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Theories and goals of education dont matter a whit if you do not consider your students to be human beings. – Lou Ann Walker

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