Depend upon it that if a man talks of his misfortunes there is something in them that is … - Samuel Johnson

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People love to see death. It reminds them that however mean, however low, however horrible their lives become… at least they have one.

Samuel Johnson

Depend upon it that if a man talks of his misfortunes there is something in them that is not disagreeable to him; for where there is nothing but pure misery there never is any recourse to the mention of it.

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The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.

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He who has so little knowledge of human nature as to seek happiness by changing anything but his own disposition will waste his life in fruitless efforts.

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Our aspirations are our possibilities.

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Exert your talents, and distinguish yourself, and don't think of retiring from the world, until the world will be sorry that you retire.

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Tell a devout Christian that his wife is cheating on him, or that frozen yogurt can make a man invisible, and he is likely to require as much evidence as anyone else, and to be persuaded only to the extent that you give it. Tell him that the book he keeps by his bed was written by an invisible deity who will punish him with fire for eternity if he fails to accept its every incredible claim about the universe, and he seems to require no evidence what so ever.

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For years the league has thought I've been on drugs. I would have burned out a long time ago if that was true.

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On a horse that consistently hung left-The best thing you can do is put a bit of lead in his right ear, to act as a counterbalance. . . with a shotgun.

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