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Quote by Samuel Johnson
When men come to like a sea-life, they are not fit to live on land

When men come to like a sea-life, they are not fit to live on land. – Samuel Johnson

Other quotes by Samuel Johnson

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

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Knowledge
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Samuel Johnson
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Life must be filled up, and the man who is not capable of intellectual pleasures must content himself with such as his senses can afford. – Samuel Johnson

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Play/Games
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There is nothing which has yet been contrived by man, by which so much happiness is produced as by a good tavern. – Samuel Johnson

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Happiness
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Other Quotes from
Oceans
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I hate to be near the sea, and to hear it roaring and raging like a wild beast in its den. It puts me in mind of the everlasting efforts of the human mind, struggling to be free, and ending just where it began. – William Hazlitt

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Oceans

As usual I finish the day before the sea, sumptuous this evening beneath the moon, which writes Arab symbols with phosphorescent streaks on the slow swells. There is no end to the sky and the waters. How well they accompany sadness! – Albert Camus

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Oceans

Fifteen men on the Dead Mans Chest – Young Ewing Allison

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Oceans

Roll on, deep and dark blue ocean, roll. Ten thousand fleets sweep over thee in vain. Man marks the earth with ruin, but his control stops with the shore. – Lord (George Gordon) Byron

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Oceans

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A lot of good arguments are spoiled by some fool who knows what he is talking about. – Miguel de Unamuno

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An account, mostly false, of events, mostly unimportant, which are brought about by rulers, mostly knaves, and soldiers, mostly fools. – Ambrose Bierce

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Its a different era. Our job now is to show leadership and vision and to help the next generation of artists. – Karen Kain

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Its funny because Im a sucker for glitz and glitter when it comes to clothes and nail polish, but with my makeup, Im more comfortable with a natural look. It feels more like me. – Alison Sweeney

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funny