"The authour who imitates his predecessors only by……" — Samuel Johnson
"The authour who imitates his predecessors only by furnishing himself with thoughts and elegances out of the same general magazine of literature, can with little more propriety be reproached as a plagiary, than the architect can be censured as a mean copier of Angelo or Wren, because he digs his marble out of the same quarry, squares his stones by the same art, and unites them in columns of the same orders."
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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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Politics are now nothing more than means of rising in the world.
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Angelo is a brilliant jazz talent. His receptivity, seriousness, his ability to execute ideas simple or complex, combined with his…
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I never felt so fervently thankful, so soothed, so tranquil, so filled with the blessed peace, as I did yesterday…
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Angelo Badalamenti brought me into the world of music and that's really what gave me permission to get into it…
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With great power... comes great need to take a nap. Wake me up later.
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I’m gonna miss you,” Brianna says. “I’m gonna miss you too, baby,” Angelo murmurs. For Pete’s sake. It’s not like…
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The name says it all. That's where Dad (Hades) tries out his new punishment ideas, but he says the traditional…
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Nico di Angelo came into Olympus to a hero's welcome, his father right behind him, despite the fact that Hades…
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Please tell me your master isn't Aeolus." "That airhead?" Favonius snorted. "No, of course not." "He means Eros." Nico's voice…
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Then there was Nico di Angelo. Dang, that kid gave Leo the freaky-deakies. He sat back in his leather aviator…
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Think long and hard about how you proceed, Nico di Angelo. You cannot lie to Cupid. If you let your…
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Jason's fingers itched to draw his sword. He'd met plenty of scary demigods, but he was starting to realize that…
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Frank heard a laugh behind him. He glanced back and couldn't believe what he saw. Nico di Angelo was actually…
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