"Cucumber should be well sliced, dressed with pepper and vinegar, and then thrown out."
"Hoc age ['do this'] is the great rule, whether you are serious or merry; whether ... learning science or duty from a folio, or floating on the Thames. Intentions must be gathered from acts."
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Source: Samuel Johnson (1977). “Selected Poetry and Prose”, p.199, Univ of California Press
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