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Quote by Samuel Johnson
When any calamity has been suffered, the first thing to be remembe

When any calamity has been suffered, the first thing to be remembered is how much has been escaped. – Samuel Johnson

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It was his peculiar happiness that he scarcely ever found a stranger whom he did not leave a friend; but it must likewise be added, that he had not often a friend long without obliging him to become a stranger. – Samuel Johnson

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Strangers
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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

Category:
Generations
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Samuel Johnson
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Ive come to realize that life is not a musical comedy, its a Greek tragedy. – Billy Joel

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Down went the owners — greedy men whom hope of gain allured: oh, dry the starting tear, for they were heavily insured. – W. S. Gilbert

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Tragedy is a representation of action that is worthy of serious attention, complete in itself and of some magnitude – bringing about by means of pity and fear the purging of such emotions. – Aristotle

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A great calamity is as old as the trilobites an hour after it has happened. – Oliver Wendell Holmes

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I believe God gives you the grace to do what you need to do. – Joel Osteen

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