Every man is of importance to himself.

Samuel Johnson
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Every man is of importance to himself.
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Politics are now nothing more than means of rising in the world. With this sole view do men engage in politics, and their whole conduct proceeds upon it. ✨ Samuel Johnson (1798). Dr. Johnson's Table … ▶
Poetry is the art of uniting pleasure with truth. ✨ Samuel Johnson (1822). The Lives of the Most Eminent Poets: With Critical Observations on Their Works, p.120
Sir, what is poetry? Why, Sir, it is much easier to say what it is not. We all know what light is; but it is not easy to tell what it is. ✨ In James Boswell 'The Life of Samuel Johnson' (1791) vol. 3 … ▶
Those whose abilities or knowledge incline them most to deviate from the general round of life are recalled from eccentricity by the laws of their existence. ✨ Samuel Johnson (1848). The Wisdom of th … ▶
Friendship is seldom lasting but between equals, or where the superiority on one side is reduced by some equivalent advantage on the other. ✨ Samuel Johnson (1761). The Rambler: In Four Volumes, p.59

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