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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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It is dangerous for mortal beauty, or terrestrial virtue, to be examined by too strong a light. The torch of Truth shows much that we cannot, and all that we would not, see. – Samuel Johnson

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Beauty
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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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Generations
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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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Vacations

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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Vacations

The bow cannot always stand bent, nor can human frailty subsist without some lawful recreation. – Miguel de Cervantes

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Vacations

A vacation is like love — anticipated with pleasure, experienced with discomfort, and remembered with nostalgia. – Author Unknown

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When I chased after money, I never had enough. When I got my life on purpose and focused on giving of myself and everything that arrived into my life, then I was prosperous. – Wayne Dyer

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A spoon does not know the taste of soup, nor a learned fool the taste of wisdom. – Proverb

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When I am getting ready to reason with a man, I spend one-third of my time thinking about myself and what I am going to say and two-thirds about him and what he is going to say. – Abraham Lincoln

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Research serves to make building stones out of stumbling blocks. – Arthur D. Little

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