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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If a man could say nothing against a character but what he can prove, history could not be written.

As any action or posture, long continued, will distort and disfigure the limbs, so the mind likewise is crippled and contracted by perpetual application to the same set of ideas.

Nothing is little to him that feels it with great sensibility.

All censure of a man’s self is oblique praise. It is in order to show how much he can spare.

fie that would be superior to external influences must first become superior to his own passions.

It generally happens that assurance keeps an even pace with ability.

A Scotchman must be a very sturdy moralist who does not love Scotland better than truth.

Life is surely given us for higher purposes than to gather what our ancestors have wisely thrown away, and to learn what is of no value but because it has been forgotten.

If the abuse be enormous, nature will rise up, and claiming her original rights, overturn a corrupt political system.

Though the wisdom or virtue of one can very rarely make many happy, the folly or vice of one man often make many miserable.

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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.