Quote #32
Declamation roared, while Passion slept.
More from Samuel Johnson
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- He who makes a beast of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man.
- A frame of adamant, a soul of fire, No dangers fright him, and no labors tire.
- A man is in general better pleased when he has a good dinner upon his table, than when his wife talks Greek.