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He that tries to recommend (Shakespeare) by select quotations, will succeed like the pedant in "Hierocles", who, when he offered read more

He that tries to recommend (Shakespeare) by select quotations, will succeed like the pedant in "Hierocles", who, when he offered his house to sale, carried a brick in his pocket as a specimen

by Samuel Johnson Found in: Quotations Quotes,
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I fly from pleasure, because pleasure has ceased to please: I am
lonely because I am miserable.

I fly from pleasure, because pleasure has ceased to please: I am
lonely because I am miserable.

by Samuel Johnson Found in: Pleasure Quotes,
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Life is a jest, and all things show it, I thought so once, and now I know it

Life is a jest, and all things show it, I thought so once, and now I know it

by Samuel Johnson Found in: Jest Quotes,
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While grief is fresh, every attempt to divert only irritates. You must wait till it be digested, and then amusement read more

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.

by Samuel Johnson Found in: Grief Quotes,
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When making your choice in life, do not neglect to live.

When making your choice in life, do not neglect to live.

by Samuel Johnson Found in: Choice Quotes,
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