Depend upon it that if a man talks of his misfortunes there is somethi…

Samuel Johnson
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Depend upon it that if a man talks of his misfortunes there is something in them that is not disagreeable to him; for where there is nothing but pure misery there never is any recourse to the mention of it. ✨ In James Boswell 'The Life of Samuel Johnson' (1791) vol. 4, p. 31 (1780)
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