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Quote by Samuel Johnson
A fly may sting a stately horse and make him wince; but one is but

A fly may sting a stately horse and make him wince; but one is but an insect, and the other is a horse still. – Samuel Johnson

Other quotes by Samuel Johnson

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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I had rather see the portrait of a dog that I know, than all the allegorical paintings they can show me in the world. – Samuel Johnson

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Its not a slam at you when people are rude — its a slam at the people theyve met before. – Source Unknown

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