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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

Other quotes by Samuel Johnson

There are few ways in which a man can be more innocently employed than in getting money. – Samuel Johnson

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Money
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Samuel Johnson
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I hate a fellow whom pride, or cowardice, or laziness drives into a corner, and who does nothing when he is there but sit and growl; let him come out as I do, and bark. – Samuel Johnson

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Cowardice/Weakness
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Samuel Johnson
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Other Quotes from
Strangers
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The moment one accosts a stranger or is accosted by him is above all in this life the moment of drama… Whoever we meet watches us intently at the quick, strange moment of meeting, to see whether we are disposed to be friendly. – Haniel Long

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Strangers

Every time a man unburdens his heart to a stranger he reaffirms the love that unites humanity. – Germaine Greer

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Strangers

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

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Strangers

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

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Strangers

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