Samuel Johnson (18 September 1709 [OS 7 September] – 13 December 1784), often called Dr Johnson, was an English writer who made lasting contributions as a poet, playwright, essayist, moralist, critic, biographer, editor, and lexicographer. The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography calls him "arguably the most distinguished man of letters...
There are people I know who won't hurt me. I call them corpses.
Praise, like gold and diamonds, owes its value only to its scarcity.
Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value.
One can write, think, and pray exclusively of others; dreams are all egocentric.