The only end of writing is to enable the readers better to enjoy life, or better to endure it. - Samuel Johnson

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The only end of writing is to enable the readers better to enjoy life, or better to endure it.

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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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