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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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Nature has given women so much power that the law has very wisely given them little. – Samuel Johnson

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