All envy is proportionate to desire; we are uneasy · Samuel Johnson

A man seldom thinks with more earnestness of anyth

All envy is proportionate to desire; we are uneasy at the attainments of another, according as we think

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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'.