Samuel Johnson (18 September [O.S. 7 September] 1709 – 13 December 1784), often called Dr Johnson, was an English writer who made lasting contributions as a poet, playwright, essayist, moralist, literary critic, sermonist, biographer, editor, and lexicographer. The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography calls him "arguably the most distinguished man...
People need to be reminded more often than they need to be instructed.
What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure.
—Samuel Johnson in The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia
A rare person could make you feel good when you knew you should feel bad.
—Bonnie R. Paulson in Spurs and Lace