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A long life may be passed without finding a friend in whose understanding and virtue we can equally confide, and whose opinion we can value at once for its justness and sincerity.
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The time of such a man is always spent in forming schemes, which a change of wind hinders him from executing, his powers fume away in projects and in hope, and the day of action never arrives.
Samuel Johnsonverified·The Rambler No. 48, in The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 2·September 1, 1750
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Parents we can have but once; and he promises himself too much, who enters life with the expectation of finding many friends.