To hear complaints with patience, even when complaints are vain, is on…

Samuel Johnson
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To hear complaints with patience, even when complaints are vain, is one of the duties of friendship. ✨ Samuel Johnson (1761). The Rambler: In Four Volumes, p.32
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To hear complaints with patience, even when complaints are vain, is one of the duties of friendship. ✨ Samuel Johnson (1761). The Rambler: In Four Volumes, p.32

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