Slander is the revenge of a coward, and dissimulation of his defense.
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Surely a long life must be somewhat tedious, since we are forced to call in so many trifling things to help rid us of our time, which will never return.
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Friendship, like love, is destroyed by long absence, though it may be increased by short intermissions.
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Sir, a man who cannot get to heaven in a green coat, will not find his way thither the sooner in a grey one.
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