I live in the crowds of jollity not so much to enjoy company as to shun myself.
Topics: Samuel Johnson
I live in the crowds of jollity not so much to enjoy company as to shun myself.
It is advantageous to an author that his book should be attacked as well as praised. Fame is a shuttlecock. If it be struck at one end of the room, it will soon fall to the ground. To keep it up, it must be struck at both ends.
It is advantageous to an author that his book should be attacked as well as praised. Fame is a shuttlecock. If it be struck at one end of the room, it will soon fall to the ground. To keep it up, it must be struck at both ends.
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