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

    Samuel Johnson
    Wisdom, Courage, Passion
    Samuel Johnson (1825). “The works of Samuel Johnson [ed. by F.P. Walesby].”, p.304

  • He is not only dull himself, but the cause of dulness in others.

    Samuel Johnson
    Stupid, People, Intelligence
    James Boswell, Samuel Johnson (1859). “The Life of Samuel Johnson”, p.127

  • As the mind must govern the hands, so in every society the man of intelligence must direct the man of labor.

    Samuel Johnson
    Men, Hands, Intelligence
    Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy (1801). “The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.”, p.317
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  • Born: September 18, 1709
  • Died: December 13, 1784
  • Occupation: Writer
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