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Famous quotes containing the words sidney and/or johnson:

    The wand is will; thou, fancy, saddle art,
    Girt fast by memory; and while I spur
    My horse, he spurs with sharp desire my heart;
    —Sir Philip Sidney (1554–1586)

    Almost all absurdity of conduct arises from the imitation of those whom we cannot resemble.
    —Samuel Johnson (1709–1784)