Samuel Johnson Quotes on Speech
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Declamation roared, while Passion slept.
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A woman's preaching is like a dog's walking on his hinder legs. It is not done well; but you are surprised to find it done at all.
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Johnson observed, that 'he did not care to speak ill of any man behind his back, but he believed the gentleman was an attorney.'
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A Frenchman must be always talking, whether he knows anything of the matter or not; an Englishman is content to say nothing, when he has nothing to say.
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A jest breaks no bones.