Dictionaries are like watches, the worst is better · Samuel Johnson

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

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Samuel Johnson

1709-09-18 — 1784-12-13 · Lichfield

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'.