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Quote by Samuel Johnson
Surely life, if it be not long, is tedious, since we are forced to

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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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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If I had no duties, and no reference to futurity, I would spend my life in driving briskly in a post-chaise with a pretty woman. – Samuel Johnson

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It is better that some should be unhappy rather than that none should be happy, which would be the case in a general state of equality. – Samuel Johnson

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The rainy days a man saves for usually seem to arrive during his vacation. – Author Unknown

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He who does not get fun and enjoyment out of every day… needs to reorganize his life. – George M. Adams

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No vacation goes unpunished. – Karl Hakkarainen

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One way of getting an idea of our fellow-countrymens miseries is to go and look at their pleasures. – George Eliot

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The whole Haley-Nathan marriage deal was a pretty good twist huh? I hope we got all of you with it. That particular story line even suprised me when I read it, its a good one and itll provide for some good stories to come. – James Lafferty

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My heart has joined the thousand, for my friend stopped running today. – Richard Adams

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In addition to removing our democratically elected government, Israel wants to sow dissent among Palestinians by claiming that there is a serious leadership rivalry among us. I am compelled to dispel this notion definitively. – Ismail Haniyeh

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