Grief is a species of idleness.

Samuel Johnson

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Grief Mourning

Author

Samuel Johnson

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Letter

Statement Type

Definition

Language

English

Time

1773 1770s 18th century

Era

Age of Enlightenment

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Writer

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United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Johnson, Samuel. Letter to Mrs. Thrale. 17 Mar. 1773.

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Current Citation

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And for the support of this declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine providence, we mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor.

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Time
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The heart has its reasons which reason knows nothing of.

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Blaise Pascal
Source
Pensées
Medium
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Language
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Time
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Era
Age of Enlightenment
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Pascal, Blaise. Pensées [Thoughts]. Paris: Chez G. Desprez, 1670, no. 277.

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Life is what happens to us while we are making other plans.

Allen Saunders

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Being present Nature of life Life

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Allen Saunders
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Definition
Language
English
Time
1957 1950s 20th century
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Saunders, Allen. Quoted in Reader's Digest. Jan. 1957.