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Quote by Samuel Johnson
The mind is seldom quickened to very vigorous operations but by pa

The mind is seldom quickened to very vigorous operations but by pain, or the dread of pain. We do not disturb ourselves with the detection of fallacies which do us no harm. – Samuel Johnson

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There is scarcely any writer who has not celebrated the happiness of rural privacy, and delighted himself and his reader with the melody of birds, the whisper of groves, and the murmur of rivulets. – Samuel Johnson

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All the arguments which are brought to represent poverty as no evil show it evidently to be a great evil. – Samuel Johnson

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Our tastes greatly alter. The lad does not care for the childs rattle, and the old man does not care for the young mans whore. – Samuel Johnson

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A writer who wishes to be read by posterity must not be averse to putting hints which might give rise to whole books, or ideas for learned discussions, in some corner of a chapter so that one should think he can afford to throw them away by the thousand. – Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

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Wandering seemed no more than the happiness of an anxious man. – Albert Camus

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The conflict of forces and the struggle of opposing wills are of the essence of our universe and alone hold it together. – Havelock Ellis

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Every man has three characters — that which he exhibits, that which he has, and that which he thinks he has. – Alphonse Karr

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I dont understand why people say that I am full of courage. I feel terribly nervous. – Aung San Suu Kyi

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Say what you want about aging, it’s still the only way to have old friends. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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I dont think Ive ever read a food piece or a food book. – Calvin Trillin

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The only way to spend New Years Eve is either quietly with friends or in a brothel. Otherwise when the evening ends and people pair off, someone is bound to be left in tears. – W. H. Auden

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