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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Wine gives a man nothing. It neither gives him knowledge nor wit; it only animates a man, and enables him to bring out what a dread of the company has repressed. It only puts in motion what had been locked up in frost. – Samuel Johnson

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A short letter to a distant friend is, in my opinion, an insult like that of a slight bow or cursory salutation — a proof of unwillingness to do much, even where there is a necessity of doing something. – Samuel Johnson

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Our tastes greatly alter. The lad does not care for the childs rattle, and the old man does not care for the young mans whore. – Samuel Johnson

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A vacation is having nothing to do and all day to do it in. – Robert Orben

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It has long been my belief that in times of great stress, such as a 4-day vacation, the thin veneer of family wears off almost at once, and we are revealed in our true personalities. – Shirley Jackson

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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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Vacation: Two weeks on the sunny sands — and the rest of the year on the financial rocks. – Sam Ewing

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Eating at home is fine, as I can easily work around the foods that dont agree with me and still eat heartily with the rest of my family. I dont force them to follow my diet. – Andrea McLean

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