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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City of God, how broad and far.

A man is in general better pleased when he has a good dinner upon his table, than when his wife talks Greek.

Of music Dr Johnson used to say that it was the only sensual pleasure without vice.

Love is the wisdom of the fool and the folly of the wise.

Difficult do you call it, Sir? I wish it were impossible.

Dictionaries are like watches, the worst is better than none, and the best cannot be expected to go quite true.

Sir, I look upon every day to be lost, in which I do not make a new acquaintance.

Sir, I have found you an argument; but I am not obliged to find you an understanding.

No man is a hypocrite in his pleasures.

It might as well be said ‘Who drives fat oxen should himself be fat.’

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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.