. English poet essayist moralist literary critic biographer editor and lexicographer
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Here are a few random quotes by Samuel Johnson.
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Power is not sufficient evidence of truth Go to Quote / Comment
For who is pleased with himself. Go to Quote / Comment
Extended empires are like expanded gold, exchanging solid strength for feeble splendor. Go to Quote / Comment
The return of my birthday, if I remember it, fills me with thoughts which it seems to be the general care of humanity to escape. Go to Quote / Comment
Our tastes greatly alter. The lad does not care for the child's rattle, and the old man does not care for the young man's whore. Go to Quote / Comment