“Perhaps the excellence of aphorisms consists not so much in the expression of some rare or abstruse sentiment, as in the comprehension of some obvious and useful truth in a few words.We frequently fall into error and folly, not because the true principles of action are not known, but because, for a time, they are not remembered; and he may therefore be justly numbered among the benefactors of mankind who contracts the great rules of life into short sentences, that may be easily impressed on the memory, and taught by frequent recollection to recur habitually to the mind.”

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About Samuel Johnson

English lexicographer and literary figure of the 18th century, Samuel Johnson is best known for compiling the first authoritative English dictionary, *A Dictionary of the English Language*, published in 1755. His sharp wit, profound observations on human nature, and extensive writings—including *Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia* and *The Idler* essays—established him as a defining voice of the Age of Enlightenment.

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