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A vow is a snare for sin.

A vow is a snare for sin.

by Samuel Johnson Found in: Vow Quotes,
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Yet still he fills affection's eye,
Obscurely wise, and coarsely kind.

Yet still he fills affection's eye,
Obscurely wise, and coarsely kind.

by Samuel Johnson Found in: Obscurity Quotes,
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Pride is seldom delicate; it will please itself with very mean advantages.

Pride is seldom delicate; it will please itself with very mean advantages.

by Samuel Johnson Found in: Pride Quotes,
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Get together a hundred or two men, however sensible they may be, and you are very likely to have a read more

Get together a hundred or two men, however sensible they may be, and you are very likely to have a mob.

by Samuel Johnson Found in: Mob Quotes,
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It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier to be sometimes cheated than not to trust.

It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier to be sometimes cheated than not to trust.

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