As a madman is apt to think himself grown suddenly great, so he that g…

Samuel Johnson
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As a madman is apt to think himself grown suddenly great, so he that grows suddenly great is apt to borrow a little from the madman. ✨ James Boswell, Samuel Johnson (1859). The Life of Samuel Johnson, p.96
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