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Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson
1750·London, England

We are all prompted by the same motives, all deceived by the same fallacies, all animated by hope, obstructed by danger, entangled by desire, and seduced by pleasure.

Read the source→No. 60 (Saturday, October 13, 1750)
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