I live in the crowds of jollity not so much to enjoy company as to shun myself. — Samuel Johnson
I live in the crowds of jollity not so much to enjoy company as to shun myself. — Samuel Johnson
I live in the crowds of jollity not so much to enjoy company as to shun myself. — Samuel Johnson
I live in the crowds of jollity not so much to enjoy company as to shun myself. — Samuel Johnson
I live in the crowds of jollity not so much to enjoy company as to shun myself. — Samuel Johnson
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I live in the crowds of jollity not so much to enjoy company as to shun myself.

— Samuel Johnson
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