He that fails in his endeavors after wealth or power will not long ret…

Samuel Johnson
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He that fails in his endeavors after wealth or power will not long retain either honesty or courage. ✨ Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy (1825). The works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: with Murphy's essay, p.82
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