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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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No man will be found in whose mind airy notions do not sometimes tyrannize, and force him to hope or fear beyond the limits of sober probability. – Samuel Johnson

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Reality
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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

Category:
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The earth is mankinds ultimate haven, our blessed terra firma. When it trembles and gives way beneath our feet, its as though one of Gods checks has bounced. – Gilbert Adair

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Only a great mind that is overthrown yields tragedy. – Jacques Barzun

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Tragedy on the stage is no longer enough for me, I shall bring it into my own life. – Antonin Artaud

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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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