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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Criticism is a study by which men grow important and formidable at very small expense.

A fly, sir, may sting a stately horse, and make him wince; but one is but an insect, and the other is a horse still.

If your determination is fixed, I do not counsel you to despair. Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance.

What we hope ever to do with ease we may learn first to do with diligence.

Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.

Nothing will ever be attempted, if all possible objections must first be overcome.

Few enterprises of great labor or hazard would be undertaken if we had not the power of magnifying the advantages we expect from them.

He that thinks he can afford to be negligent is not far from being poor.

Pleasure that is obtained by unreasonable and unsuitable cost, must always end in pain.

Excellence in any department can be attained only by the labor of a lifetime; it is not to be purchased at a lesser price.

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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.