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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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The mind is seldom quickened to very vigorous operations but by pain, or the dread of pain. We do not disturb ourselves with the detection of fallacies which do us no harm. – Samuel Johnson

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College is the longest vacation you will ever take. – Dan Indante and Karl Marks

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No man needs a vacation so much as the man who has just had one. – Elbert Hubbard

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No man needs a vacation so much as the person who has just had one. – Elbert Hubbard

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