Men more frequently require to be reminded than informed. ✨ Samuel Joh…

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Men more frequently require to be reminded than informed. ✨ Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy (1837). The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: With an Essay on His Life and Genius /c by Arthur Murphy, Esq, p.16
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Judgment is forced upon us by experience ✨ Samuel Johnson (1804). The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland: And a Criticism on Their Works, p.502
Praise, like gold and diamonds, owes its value only to its scarcity. ✨ Samuel Johnson, Elizabeth Carter, Samuel Richardson, Catherine Talbot (1825). The Rambler: A Periodical Paper, Published in 1750 … ▶
A man seldom thinks with more earnestness of anything than he does of his dinner. ✨ James Boswell, Samuel Johnson (1786). Boswell's Life of Johnson: including Boswell's Journal of a tour of the Hebri … ▶
Courtesy and good-humour are often found with little real worth. ✨ The Lives of the Most Eminent Poets: With Critical Observations on Their Works.
A man's mind grows narrow in a narrow place. ✨ James Boswell, Samuel Johnson (1866). The Life of Samuel Johnson, p.165

Men more frequently require to be reminded than informed. ✨ Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy (1837). The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: With an Essay on His Life and Genius /c by Arthur Murphy, Esq, p.16

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