"No man was ever great by imitation." — Samuel Johnson
"No man was ever great by imitation."
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1,266 Quotes by Samuel Johnson
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- The applause of a single human being is of great consequence.
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- No one was ever great without some portion of divine inspiration. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
- For he that once is good, is ever great. — Ben Jonson