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Quote by Samuel Johnson
Sorrow is the mere rust of the soul. Activity will cleanse and bri

Sorrow is the mere rust of the soul. Activity will cleanse and brighten it. – Samuel Johnson

Other quotes by Samuel Johnson

The luster of diamonds is invigorated by the interposition of darker bodies; the lights of a picture are created by the shades; the highest pleasure which nature has indulged to sensitive perception is that of rest after fatigue. – Samuel Johnson

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Observation
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Samuel Johnson
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The return of my birthday, if I remember it, fills me with thoughts which it seems to be the general care of humanity to escape. – Samuel Johnson

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Birthday
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Other Quotes from
Heartache
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Yes, I will go. I would rather grieve over your absence than over you. – Antonio Porchia, Voces, 1943, translated from Spanish by W.S. Merwin

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Heartache

They say follow your heart, but if your heart is in a million pieces which piece do you follow? – Author Unknown

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Heartache

Numbing the pain for a while will make it worse when you finally feel it. – J.K. Rowling

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Heartache

You left, and my heart is a ceaseless sermon of loneliness. – Terri Guillemets

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In science as in love, too much concentration on technique can often lead to impotence. – P. L. Berger

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Nowadays, everybody assumes, when they wake up in the morning, if they have a question, it will get answered. Because they have the internet. No matter what the question is, someone will answer their question. – Jack White

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Great hearts steadily send forth the secret forces that incessantly draw great events. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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