Those who have any intention of deviating from the beaten roads of lif…

Samuel Johnson
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Those who have any intention of deviating from the beaten roads of life, and acquiring a reputation superior to names hourly swept away by time among the refuse of fame, should add to their reason and their spirit the power of persisting in their pur ✨ Samuel Johnson (1820). The Rambler, p.232
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Those who have any intention of deviating from the beaten roads of life, and acquiring a reputation superior to names hourly swept away by time among the refuse of fame, should add to their reason and their spirit the power of persisting in their pur ✨ Samuel Johnson (1820). The Rambler, p.232

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