samuel-johnson

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The man who is asked by an author what he thinks of his work is put to the torture and is not obliged to speak the truth.
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Adversity has ever been considered the state in which a man most easily becomes acquainted with himself.
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We love to expect, and when expectation is either disappointed or gratified, we want to be again expecting.
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Every other author may aspire to praise; the lexicographer can only hope to escape reproach.
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What we hope ever to do with ease, we must learn first to do with diligence.
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Your levelers wish to level down as far as themselves; but they cannot bear leveling up to themselves.
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Whoever thinks of going to bed before twelve o'clock is a scoundrel.
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Claret is the liquor for boys; port, for men; but he who aspires to be a hero [smiling] must drink brandy.
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The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.
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The world is like a grand staircase, some are going up and some are going down.
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