Those who attempt nothing themselves think every thing easily performe…

Samuel Johnson
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Those who attempt nothing themselves think every thing easily performed, and consider the unsuccessful always as criminal. ✨ Samuel Johnson, Elizabeth Carter, Samuel Richardson, Catherine Talbot (1825). The Rambler: A Periodical Paper, Published in 1750, 1751, 1752
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