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Samuel Johnson Quotes: It is foolish to make experiments upon the constancy of a friend as upon the chastity of a wife.
         

It is foolish to make experiments upon the constancy of a friend as upon the chastity of a wife.


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It is foolish to make experiments upon the constancy of a friend as upon the chastity of a wife.
         



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