Every man thinks meanly of himself for not having been a soldier, or n…

Samuel Johnson
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Every man thinks meanly of himself for not having been a soldier, or not having been at sea. ✨ In James Boswell 'The Life of Samuel Johnson' (1791) vol. 3, p. 265 (10 April 1778)
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Every man thinks meanly of himself for not having been a soldier, or not having been at sea. ✨ In James Boswell 'The Life of Samuel Johnson' (1791) vol. 3, p. 265 (10 April 1778)

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