About Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson, often called Dr. Johnson, was an English writer and polymath. He worked as a poet, playwright, essayist, moralist, literary critic, sermonist, biographer, editor and lexicographer. His most famous work is the Dictionary of the English language, which contains 42,733 entries.
![“My dear friend, clear your mind of cant [excessive thought]. You may talk as other people do: you may say to a man, "Sir, I am your most humble servant." You are not his most humble servant. You may say, "These are bad times; it is a melancholy thing to be reserved to such times." You don't mind…” quote by Samuel Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/590/samuel-johnson-50_appropriateness_my-dear-friend-clear-your-mind-of-cant-e_74600.jpg)
