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“ ”A man who writes a book, thinks himself wiser or wittier than the rest of mankind; he supposes that he can instruct or amuse them, and the publick to whom he appeals, must, after all, be the judges of his pretensions.
About Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson (18 September 1709 [7 September O.S.] – 13 December 1784) was a British author, linguist and lexicographer. He is often referred to as simply Dr. Johnson in the history of literature and is regarded as the greatest man of letters in English history.
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Additional quotes by Samuel Johnson
Read over your compositions, and wherever you meet with a passage which you think is particularly fine, strike it out.
A man must assume the moral burden of his own boredom.
Those who attain to any excellence commonly spend life in some single pursuit, for excellence is not often gained upon easier terms.