A continual feast of commendation is only to be obtained by merit or by wealth many are therefore obliged to content themselves with single morsels, and recompense the infrequency of their enjoyment by excess and riot, whenever fortune sets the banquet. (Samuel Johnson)

A continual feast of commendation is only to be obtained by merit or by wealth many are therefore obliged to content themselves with single morsels, and recompense the infrequency of their enjoyment by excess and riot, whenever fortune sets the banquet.

Samuel Johnson

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