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Samuel Johnson

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Disease generally begins that equality which death completes.


— Samuel Johnson


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Every man has a right to utter what he thinks truth, and every other man has a right to knock him down for it. Martyrdom is the test.


— Samuel Johnson


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Everything that enlarges the sphere of human powers, that shows man he can do what he thought he could not do, is valuable.


— Samuel Johnson


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From the middle of life onward, only he remains vitally alive who is ready to die with life.


— Samuel Johnson


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He that fails in his endeavors after wealth or power will not long retain either honesty or courage.


— Samuel Johnson


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He that undervalues himself will undervalue others, and he that undervalues others will oppress them.


— Samuel Johnson


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He who praises everybody, praises nobody.


— Samuel Johnson


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He who waits to do a great deal of good at once will never do anything.


— Samuel Johnson


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Human life is everywhere a state in which much is to be endured, and little to be enjoyed.


— Samuel Johnson


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I have found men to be more kind than I expected, and less just.


— Samuel Johnson


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About Samuel Johnson

Samuel Johnson Quotes




Did you know about Samuel Johnson?

He soon contracted scrofula known at that time as the "King's Evil" because it was thought royalty could cure it. Instead of writing the whole work himself he dictated to Hector who then took the copy to the printer and made any corrections.

After working as a teacher he moved to London where he began to write for The Gentleman's Magazine. His early works include the biography The Life of Richard Savage the poems "London" and "The Vanity of Human WiSamuel Johnsons" and the play Irene. S.

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