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...MENTAL ANGUISH Depend on it that if a man talks of his misfortunes, there is something in them that is not disagreeable to him; for where there is nothing...there never is any recourse to the mention of it. — Samuel Johnson Welcome to the new millennium. The era of hypersensitivity. The age of hurt feelings,...

...Johnson said: 'Depend upon it that if a man talks of his misfortunes there is something in them that is not disagreeable to him; for where there is nothing...there never is any recourse to the mention of it.' " Pace stared at Wendell, who sat stroking his red beard. Wendell stood up and said, "Time to tend...

...'system' of things, that is, the greater picture. Indeed, the oral imperative was anathema to Dr Johnson: 'A man must be a poor beast that should read no more in quantity than he could utter aloud'. Seldom was a book ever out of Dr Johnson's hands. Boswell observed how Dr Johnson, while dining, kept...

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...79 Wise words "Depend upon it, if a man talks of his misfortunes there is something in them that is not disagreeable to him; for where there is nothing...there never is any recourse to the mention of it." SAMUEL JOHNSON (1709-1794) 80 The heart of the matter A life without worldly ambition is like a fish...