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"A man of genius has been seldom ruined but by himself." -
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Top 5 quotes from Samuel Johnson
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"Hope is itself a species of happiness, and, perhaps, the chief happiness which this world affords: but, like all other pleasures immoderately enjoyed, the excesses of hope must be expiated by pain; and expectations improperly indulged must end in disappointment."
"Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information upon it."
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"Jealousy is the tribute mediocrity pays to genius."
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"When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are all in confederacy against him."
"Genius is only the power of making continuous efforts."
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