“It is the condition of our present state to see more than we can attain; the exactest vigilance and caution can never maintain a single day of unmingled innocence.”
Quote by Samuel Johnson
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Samuel Johnson
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
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“It is much easier not to write like a man than to write like a woman.”
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Source: Samuel Johnson: Selected Writings
Source: Boswell's Life of Johnson: Including Boswell's Journal of a Tour of the Hebrides, and Johnson's Diary of A Journey Into North Wales
“A writer who obtains his full purpose loses himself in his own lustre.”
Source: The beauties of Johnson: choice selections from his works
Source: The works of the English poets, from Chaucer to Cowper
Source: The Lives of the English Poets
Source: The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: With Critical Observations on Their Works
“Allegories drawn to great length will always break.”
Source: Johnson's Lives of the British poets completed by W. Hazlitt