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Samuel Johnson

(1709—1784)

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Marriage has many pains, but celibacy has no pleasures.

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(1709-1784) English author I hate mankind, for I think of myself as one of the best of them, and I know how bad I am. www.english-slang.com

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(1709-1784) English author If I have said something to hurt a man once, I shall not get the better of this by saying many things to please him. www.english-slang.com

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(1709-1784) English author Every man has the right to utter what he thinks truth, and every other man has a right to knock him down for it. www.english-slang.com

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(1709-1784) English writer The man who is asked by an author what he thinks of his work is put to torture, and is not obliged to speak the truth. www.english-slang.com

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