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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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I have protracted my work till most of those whom I wished to please have sunk into the grave, and success and miscarriage are empty sounds: I therefore dismiss it with frigid tranquillity, having little to fear or hope from censure or from praise. – Samuel Johnson

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Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful. – Samuel Johnson

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The true end of tragedy is to purify the passions. – Aristotle

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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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Mans extremity is Gods opportunity. – John Flavel

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We participate in tragedy. At comedy we only look. – Aldous Huxley

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