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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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The feeling of friendship is like that of being comfortably filled with roast beef love, like being enlivened with champagne. – Samuel Johnson

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Passion and prejudice govern the world, only under the name of reason. – John Wesley

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I find my joy of living in the fierce and ruthless battles of life, and my pleasure comes from learning something. – Auguste Strindberg, Miss Julie, 1888

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It has been said that figures rule the world; maybe. I am quite sure that it is figures which show us whether it is being ruled well or badly. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, 1830, translated

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Celebrate the happiness that friends are always giving. Make every day a holiday and celebrate just living! – Amanda Bradley

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The two most engaging powers of an author are to make new things familiar and familiar things new. – Samuel Johnson

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Im not a movie guy, Im not a TV sitcom guy, but whatever seems to fit and is funny is good for me. – Dave Attell

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I worked with my dad for 15 years. I apprenticed under him and decided I wanted to become an architect. So I went to college for it and then the acting bug got me. – Patrick Duffy

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Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake. – Henry David Thoreau

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