Quote by Samuel Johnson
When a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrate

When a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully. – Samuel Johnson

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Pleasure is very seldom found where it is sought. Our brightest blazes are commonly kindled by unexpected sparks. – Samuel Johnson

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In a mans letters you know, Madam, his soul lies naked, his letters are only the mirror of his breast, whatever passes within him is shown undisguised in its natural process. Nothing is inverted, nothing distorted, you see systems in their elements, you discover actions in their motives. – Samuel Johnson

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Many a man gets weary of clamping down on his rough impulses, which if given occasional release would encourage the living of life with salt in it, in place of dust. – Henry S. Haskins

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Time is a great teacher, but unfortunately it kills all its pupils. – Hector Berlioz

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Is there life before death? – Author Unknown

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Men talk of killing time, while time quietly kills them. – Dion Boucicault

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