Samuel Johnson

Birth: 1709-09-18 , Lichfield

Death: 1784-12-13 , Londres

Samuel Johnson was a prominent 18th-century English writer, lexicographer, essayist, poet, and literary critic. He is widely regarded as one of the most important literary figures in British history, famous for his 'A Dictionary of the English Language'.

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You must have taken great pains, sir; you could not naturally been so very stupid.

What you have when everyone wears the same playclothes for all occasions, is addressad by nickname, expected to participate in Show And Tell, and bullied out of any desire form privacy, is not democracy; it is kindergarten. Judith Martin, (Miss Manners) #1480 No place affords a more striking conviction of the vanity of human hopes than a public library.

I hate mankind, for I think of myself as one of the best of them, and I know how bad I am.

Americans are a race of convicts and ought to be thankful for anything we allow them short of hanging.

There are few minds to which tyranny is not delightful.

Grief is a species of idleness.

The Irish are a fair people; they never speak well of one another.

He is not only dull himself, he is the cause of dullness in others.

I am willing to love all mankind, except an American.

Being in a ship is like being in a jail, with the option of drowning.

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Samuel Johnson (18 September 1709 – 13 December 1784) was an English writer who became one of the most celebrated intellectuals of his time. Born in Lichfield, Staffordshire, he struggled with ill health and financial difficulties for much of his life. His most influential work, 'A Dictionary of the English Language' (1755), was a landmark in English lexicography, defining the vocabulary and spelling of the language. Johnson also produced insightful essays, sermons, poems, and biographies, including 'Lives of the Poets'. He was a central figure in London's literary circles, known for his sharp wit, brilliant conversation, and strong opinions. His life and work were immortalized in James Boswell's 'Life of Samuel Johnson', one of the most important biographies in English literature.