“The ambition of superior sensibility and superior eloquence disposes the lovers of arts to receive rapture at one time, and communicate it at another; and each labors first to impose upon himself and then to propagate the imposture.”
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Samuel Johnson was an English writer, poet, and lexicographer, renowned for his comprehensive English dictionary, 'A Dictionary of the English Language', published in 1755. His distinctive writing style and wit have cemented his place as a significant figure in the history of English literature. more
“I love you not for the person you are, but for your possibilities.”
“To be moral, correct, and virtuous is to be obedient to an old established law and custom.”
“Custom is petrification, nothing but dynamite can dislodge it for a century.”
“There is always change, bad customs pass and give way to better ones.”