Wine makes a man better pleased with himself. I do not say … - Samuel Johnson

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Wine makes a man better pleased with himself. I do not say that it makes him more pleasing to others... This is one of the disadvantages of wine, it makes a man mistake words for thoughts.

Samuel Johnson

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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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This is one of the disadvantages of wine, it makes a man mistake words for thoughts.

Wine makes a man more pleased with himself. I do not say that it makes him more pleasing to others.

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