To get a name can happen but to few. A name, even in the most commerci…

Samuel Johnson
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To get a name can happen but to few. A name, even in the most commercial nation, is one of the few things which cannot be bought . It is the free gift of mankind, which must be deserved before it will be granted, and is at last unwillingly bestowed. ✨ The Works of Samuel Johnson, Ll. D.: With an Essay On His Life and Genius.
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