Quote by Samuel Johnson

If you would shut up any man with any woman, so as to make them derive their whole pleasure from each other, they would inevitably fall in love, as it is called, with each other; but at six months end if you would throw them both into public life wh

If you would shut up any man with any woman, so as to make t

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In this quote, the speaker suggests that if two people were isolated from the outside world and allowed to solely enjoy each other's company without any external distractions, they would inevitably develop romantic feelings for one another. However, the speaker also implies that once these individuals are reintroduced to the challenges and pressures of public life after six months, their romantic connection might weaken or fade away.

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