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Sir , he wants only to sell his history , and to tell truth ; one an honest , the other a laudable motive . " JOHNSON . " Sir , they are both laudable motives . It is laudable in a man to wish to live by his la- bours ; but he should ...
Sir , he wants only to sell his history , and to tell truth ; one an honest , the other a laudable motive . " JOHNSON . " Sir , they are both laudable motives . It is laudable in a man to wish to live by his la- bours ; but he should ...
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The magistrate , I say , may be wrong in what he thinks : but while he thinks himself right , he may and ought to en- force what he thinks . " MAYO . " Then , Sir , we are to remain always in errour , and truth never can prevail ...
The magistrate , I say , may be wrong in what he thinks : but while he thinks himself right , he may and ought to en- force what he thinks . " MAYO . " Then , Sir , we are to remain always in errour , and truth never can prevail ...
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We talked of the casuistical question , Wheth- er it was allowable at any time to depart from Truth ? JOHNSON . " The general rule is , that Truth should never be violated , because it is of the ut- most importance to the comfort of ...
We talked of the casuistical question , Wheth- er it was allowable at any time to depart from Truth ? JOHNSON . " The general rule is , that Truth should never be violated , because it is of the ut- most importance to the comfort of ...
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| Title | Life of SAMUEL JOHNSON LL.D |
| Author | JAMES BOSWELL |
| Published | 1952 |
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