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> [Whoever desires, for his writings or himself, what none can reasonably contemn, the favour of mankind, must add grace to strength, and make his thoughts agreeable as well as useful. Many complain of neglect who never tried to attract regard.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-johnson/whoever-desires-for-his-writings-or-himself-what-none-can-reasonably/)

[Samuel Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-johnson/)

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> [But the distant hope of being one day useful or eminent ought not to mislead us too far from that study which is equally requisite to the great and mean, to the celebrated and obscure; the art of moderating the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-johnson/but-the-distant-hope-of-being-one-day-useful-or-eminent-ought-not-to/)

[Samuel Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-johnson/)

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