"Cucumber should be well sliced, dressed with pepper and vinegar, and then thrown out."
"Reason elevates our thoughts as high as the stars, and leads us through the vast space of this mighty fabric; yet it comes far short of the real extent of our corporeal being."
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Source: Samuel Johnson (1999). “Rasselas”, p.12, Wordsworth Editions
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