About Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson (18 September [O.S. 7 September] 1709 – 13 December 1784), often called Dr Johnson, was an English writer and polymath who made lasting contributions as a poet, playwright, essayist, moralist, literary critic, sermonist, biographer, editor, and lexicographer (creator of dictionaries). The work for which he is best known...
More quotations from Samuel Johnson
No man can taste the fruits of autumn while he is delighting his scent with the flowers of spring.
The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.
People need to be reminded more often than they need to be instructed.
What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure.
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