Misery is caused for the most part, not by a heavy crush of disaster, …

Samuel Johnson
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Misery is caused for the most part, not by a heavy crush of disaster, but by the corrosion of less visible evils, which canker enjoyment, and undermine security. The visit of an invader is necessarily rare, but domestic animosities allow no cessation. ✨ Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy (1811). The Works of Samuel Johnson, L. L. D.: In Twelve Volumes, p.291
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