Quote by Samuel Johnson
No man will be a sailor who has contrivance enough to get himself

No man will be a sailor who has contrivance enough to get himself into a jail for being in a ship is being in a jail, with the chance of being drowned… a man in a jail has more room, better food, and commonly better company. – Samuel Johnson

Other quotes by Samuel Johnson

While grief is fresh, every attempt to divert only irritates. You must wait till it be digested, and then amusement will dissipate the remains of it. – Samuel Johnson

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Small debts are like small shot they are rattling on every side, and can scarcely be escaped without a wound: great debts are like cannon of loud noise, but little danger. – Samuel Johnson

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great
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There are few things that we so unwillingly give up, even in advanced age, as the supposition that we still have the power of ingratiating ourselves with the fair sex. – Samuel Johnson

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Food
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When I got to France I realized I didnt know very much about food at all. Id never had a real cake. Id had those cakes from cake mixes or the ones that have a lot of baking powder in them. A really good French cake doesnt have anything like that in it – its all egg power. – Julia Child

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UNICEF has repeatedly called on governments to ensure basic services for children and this includes providing food where the need exists. – Carol Bellamy

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Food

Italian food is all about ingredients and its not fussy and its not fancy. – Wolfgang Puck

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Food

The only break I ever took was to eat. Thats all I did. Work, and then quickly eat something. It became my main pleasure, having access to my comfort food. – John Prescott

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I met with an accident on the way to the track; I arrived safely. – Joe E. Lewis

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Why attack God? He may be as miserable as we are. – Erik Satie

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