"Cucumber should be well sliced, dressed with pepper and vinegar, and then thrown out."
"Every man that has felt pain knows how little all other comforts can gladden him to whom health is denied. Yet who is there does not sometimes hazard it for the enjoyment of an hour?"
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Source: Samuel Johnson (1784). “The Rambler: In Four Volumes..”, p.100
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