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I am not yet so lost in lexicography, as to forget that words are the daughters of the earth, and that things are the sons…
I am not so lost in lexicography as to forget that words are the daughters of earth, and that things are the sons of heaven.

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He that is warm for truth, and fearless in its defense, performs one of the duties of a good man; he strenghtens…
He that thinks he can afford to be negligent is not far from being poor.
The law is the last result of human wisdom acting upon human experience for the benefit of the public.
Our desires always increase with our possessions. The knowledge that something remains yet unenjoyed impairs our enjoyment of the good before us.
Self-love is often rather arrogant than blind; it does not hide our faults from ourselves, but persuades us that they escape the…
I have often thought that there has rarely passed a life of which a judicious and faithful narrative would not be useful;…
There is reason to suspect, that the distinctions of mankind have more show than value, when it is found that all agree…
It is commonly supposed that the uniformity of a studious life affords no matter for narration: but the truth is, that of…

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I am not yet so lost in lexicography, as to forget that words are the daughters of the earth, and that things… — Samuel Johnson
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Lexicography is a chastening as well as an illuminating and fascinating art. — Robert Burchfield

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