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...
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Wine makes a man more pleased with himself; I do not say that it makes him more pleasing to others.
A fishing rod is a stick with a hook at one end and a fool at the other.
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The toughest part of being on a diet is shutting up about it.
A little inaccuracy sometimes saves tons of explanation.
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The thing I hate about an argument is that it always interrupts a discussion.
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