About Samuel Johnson
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...
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I was seldom able to see an opportunity until it had ceased to be one.
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If you have knowledge, let others light their candles at it.
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People are difficult to govern because they have too much knowledge.