“Religion informs us that misery and sin were produced together. The depravation of human will was followed by a disorder of the harmony of nature; and by that Providence which often places antidotes in the neighborhood of poisons, vice was checked by misery, lest it should swell to universal and unlimited dominion.”
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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 have always felt it is my destiny to build a machine that would allow man to fly.”
“A beautiful body perishes, but a work of art dies not.”
“I had always written. I had written stories and poems. Then I started writing plays.”
“A still small voice spake unto me, 'Thou art so full of misery, Were it not better not to be?”