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The liberty of the press is a blessing when we are inclined to write against others, and a calamity when read more

The liberty of the press is a blessing when we are inclined to write against others, and a calamity when we find ourselves overborne by the multitude of our assailants.

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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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The usual fortune of complaint is to excite contempt more than pity.

The usual fortune of complaint is to excite contempt more than pity.

by Samuel Johnson Found in: Complaint 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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"He was a very good hater."

"He was a very good hater."

by Samuel Johnson Found in: Hatred Quotes,
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