"Cucumber should be well sliced, dressed with pepper and vinegar, and then thrown out."
"To fix the thoughts by writing, and subject them to frequent examinations and reviews, is the best method of enabling the mind to detect its own sophisms, and keep it on guard against the fallacies which it practices on others"
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Source: Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy (1825). “The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.”, p.537
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