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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

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Surely life, if it be not long, is tedious, since we are forced to call in the assistance of so many trifles to rid us of our time, of that time which never can return. – Samuel Johnson

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Sorrow is a kind of rust of the soul, which every new idea contributes in its passage to scour away. It is the putrefaction of stagnant life, and is remedied by exercise and motion. – Samuel Johnson

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The only cure for contempt is counter-contempt. – H. L. Mencken

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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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