Whoever rises above those who once pleased themsel · Samuel Johnson

More knowledge may be gained of a man’s real chara

Whoever rises above those who once pleased themselves with equality, will have many malevolent gazers at his eminence.

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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'.