Quotes by Samuel Johnson about Being

4 quotes by Samuel Johnson about being

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Being in a ship is being in a jail, with the chance of...

Being in a ship is being in a jail, with the chance of being drowned.

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No man will be a sailor who has contrivance enough to get himself into a jail; for being in a ship is being in a jail, with the chance of being drowned... a man in a jail has more room, better food, and commonly better company.

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So far is it from being true that men are naturally equal, that no two people can be half an hour together, but one shall acquire an evident superiority over the other.

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The vanity of being known to be trusted with a secret is...

The vanity of being known to be trusted with a secret is generally one of the chief motives to disclose it.

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