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Quote by Samuel Johnson
It was his peculiar happiness that he scarcely ever found a strang

It was his peculiar happiness that he scarcely ever found a stranger whom he did not leave a friend; but it must likewise be added, that he had not often a friend long without obliging him to become a stranger. – Samuel Johnson

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Pleasure is very seldom found where it is sought. Our brightest blazes are commonly kindled by unexpected sparks. – Samuel Johnson

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I do desire we may be better strangers. – William Shakespeare

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By foreign hands thy humble grave adorned; By strangers honored, and by strangers mourned. – Alexander Pope

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