Our brightest blazes of gladness are commonly kindled by un… - Samuel Johnson

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Our brightest blazes of gladness are commonly kindled by unexpected sparks.

Samuel Johnson

The Idler; Poems · October 1, 1999 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

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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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Why, Sir, you find no man, at all intellectual, who is willing to leave London. No, Sir, when a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.

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