Quote by Samuel Johnson
There are few things that we so unwillingly give up, even in advan

There are few things that we so unwillingly give up, even in advanced age, as the supposition that we still have the power of ingratiating ourselves with the fair sex. – Samuel Johnson

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You cannot spend money in luxury without doing good to the poor. Nay, you do more good to them by spending it in luxury, than by giving it for by spending it in luxury, you make them exert industry, whereas by giving it, you keep them idle. – Samuel Johnson

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Money
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It is more from carelessness about truth than from intentionally lying that there is so much falsehood in the world. – Samuel Johnson

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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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I just yesterday returned from a trip where I photographed a woman with two children whom I photographed first when she was the age of the older of the two children. – Jock Sturges

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It is the malady of our age that the young are so busy teaching us that they have no time left to learn. – Eric Hoffer

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I admire and respect those unique and positive individuals who can “age without aging.” The number of times a heart beats is not as important as its tempo and rhythm. – Craig D. Slovak

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I am getting old and the sign of old age is that I begin to philosophize and ponder over problems which should not be my concern at all. – Jawaharlal Nehru

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A dog can express more with his tail in seconds than his owner can express with his tongue in hours. – Author Unknown

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We should feel sorrow, but not sink under its oppression. – Confucius

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