Do not suffer life to stagnate, it will grow muddy for want of motion; commit yourself again to the current of the world. - Samuel Johnson

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Do not suffer life to stagnate, it will grow muddy for want of motion; commit yourself again to the current of the world.

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About Samuel Johnson

Samuel Johnson (18 September 1709 [7 September O.S.] – 13 December 1784) was a British author, linguist and lexicographer. He is often referred to as simply Dr. Johnson in the history of literature and is regarded as the greatest man of letters in English history.

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Alternative Names: Dr Johnson • Dr. Johnson • Great Moralist
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