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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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When any calamity has been suffered, the first thing to be remembered is how much has been escaped. – Samuel Johnson

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Tragedy
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I have always considered it as treason against the great republic of human nature, to make any mans virtues the means of deceiving him. – Samuel Johnson

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

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

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Strangers

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

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

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