About Samuel Johnson
1709 – 1784
English writer, critic and lexicographer, compiler of 'A Dictionary of the English Language' (1755), whose conversation was recorded by James Boswell.
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“There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. Books are well written or badly written.”
“Books are good enough in their own way, but they are a mighty bloodless substitute for life.”
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“Be careful about reading health books. Some fine day you'll die of a misprint.”