To let friendship die away by negligence and silence is certainly not …

Samuel Johnson
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To let friendship die away by negligence and silence is certainly not wise. It is voluntarily to throw away one of the greatest comforts of the weary pilgrimage. ✨ James Boswell, Samuel Johnson (1859). The Life of Samuel Johnson, p.106
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To let friendship die away by negligence and silence is certainly not wise. It is voluntarily to throw away one of the greatest comforts of the weary pilgrimage. ✨ James Boswell, Samuel Johnson (1859). The Life of Samuel Johnson, p.106

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