“A man possessed of splendid talents, which he often abused, and of a sound judgment, the admonitions of which he often neglected; a man who succeeded only in an inferior department of his art, but who in that department succeeded pre-eminently.” MenArtSoundTalentJudgmentAbuseDepartmentPossessedInferiorsSplendidNeglectedAdmonitionSound Judgment Author:Thomas B. Macaulay
“Nothing is more common than to find men, whose works are now totally neglected, mentioned with praises by their contemporaries as the oracles of their age, and the legislators of science.” MenAgeCommonPraiseFind MeNeglectedLegislatorsOracles Book:The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: With an Essay on His Life and Genius /c by Arthur Murphy, Esq Source: The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: With an Essay on His Life and Genius /c by Arthur Murphy, Esq