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If a man does not make new acquaintance as he advances through life, he will soon find… — Samuel Johnson

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If a man does not make new acquaintance as he advances through life, he will soon find himself left alone. A man, Sir, should keep his friendship in constant repair.

Samuel Johnson
Quoted in The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D, by James Boswell · 1784
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Value of friendshipFriendship
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1784
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Samuel Johnson
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Johnson, Samuel. Quoted in The Life of Samuel Johnson, written by James Boswell, edited by David Womersley. Penguin Classics, 2008.
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Johnson, Samuel. Quoted in The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D, written by James Boswell. Vol. 1, London: Charles Dilly, 1791, "1755," aetat. 46.

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