Lawyers know life practically. A bookish man should always have them t…

Samuel Johnson
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Lawyers know life practically. A bookish man should always have them to converse with. ✨ James Boswell, Samuel Johnson (1866). The Life of Samuel Johnson, p.206
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Lawyers know life practically. A bookish man should always have them to converse with. ✨ James Boswell, Samuel Johnson (1866). The Life of Samuel Johnson, p.206

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