The excellence of aphorisms consists not so much in the expression of some rare or abstruse sentiment, as in the comprehension of some obvious and useful truth in a few words.
¶ The Rambler (19 Nov. 1751)
Dr. Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) English writer, lexicographer, critic
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