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Nothing so concentrates the mind as the sight of the gallows.

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Samuel Johnson

English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784)

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    nic tak koncentruje mysl jako pohled na šibenici.

    Nichts konzentriert den Geist so sehr wie der Anblick des Galgens.

    沒有什麼比看到絞架更能集中精神了。

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