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Samuel Johnson
 
Date of birth: 08 July 1890
Date of death: 23 November 1978
Country Of Origin: England
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   Next only to William Shakespeare, Samuel Johnson is perhaps the most quoted of English writers. The latter part of the eighteenth century is often (in English-speaking countries, of course) called, simply, the Age of Johnson.

Johnson was born in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England, in 1709. His mother did not have enough milk for him, and so he was put out to nurse. From his nurse he contracted a tubercular infection called scrofula, which inflamed the lymph glands and sprea .... (More...)
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" A cucumber should be well-sliced, dressed with pepper and vinegar, and then thrown out. "

Samuel Johnson
" A man is very apt to complain of the ingratitude of those who have risen far above him. "

Samuel Johnson
" Almost all absurdity of conduct arises from the imitation of those whom we cannot resemble. "

Samuel Johnson
" As I know more of mankind I expect less of them, and am ready now to call a man a good man upon easier terms than I was formerly. "

Samuel Johnson
" Curiosity is one of the permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous mind. "

Samuel Johnson
" Do not accustom yourself to use big words for little matters. "

Samuel Johnson
" Don't think of retiring from the world until the world will be sorry that you retire. I hate a fellow whom pride or cowardice or laziness drives into a corner, and who does nothing when he is there but sit and growl. Let him come out as I do, and bark. "

Samuel Johnson
" Every quotation contributes something to the stability or enlargement of the language. "

Samuel Johnson
" Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance. "

Samuel Johnson
" Hope is itself a species of happiness, and, perhaps, the chief happiness which this world affords. "

Samuel Johnson
" Hope is necessary in every condition. "

Samuel Johnson
" If a man does not make new acquaintances as he advances through life, he will soon find himself alone. A man should keep his friendships in constant repair. "

Samuel Johnson
" If you are idle, be not solitary; if you are solitary be not idle. "

Samuel Johnson
" In order that all men may be taught to speak truth, it is necessary that all likewise should learn to hear it. "

Samuel Johnson
" Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful. "

Samuel Johnson
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