Samuel Johnson :
It was his peculiar happiness that he scarcely ever found a stranger whom he did not leave a friend; but it must likewise be added, that he had not often a friend long without obliging him to become a stranger.
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Strangers
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Friends and Friendship
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Happiness
Gift it
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