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"...recourse to the mention of it" - Samuel Johnson I don't understand the 'recourse to the mention of it' part below. Can anyone help? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Depend upon it that if a man talks of his misfortunes there is something in them that is not disagreeable to him; for where there is nothing but pure misery there never is [ any recourse to the mention of it ]. - Samuel Johnson ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks!

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Recourse is something which helps you deal with or resolve a problem or situation. It's common to see it in phrases like "I have no recourse", which means I don't have any options to resolve something, and "legal recourse" which means pursuing resolution through the legal system. So this means, it is not helpful to talk about one's misfortunes when they are pure misery (and therefore people do not do so).

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