Maxioms by Samuel Johnson
Many things difficult to design prove easy to performance.
Many things difficult to design prove easy to performance.
And sure the Eternal Master found
The single talent well employ'd.
And sure the Eternal Master found
The single talent well employ'd.
What is twice read is commonly better remembered that what is
transcribed.
What is twice read is commonly better remembered that what is
transcribed.
Where secrecy or mystery begins, vice or roguery is not far off.
Where secrecy or mystery begins, vice or roguery is not far off.
To shake with laughter ere the jest they hear,
To pour at will the counterfeited tear;
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To shake with laughter ere the jest they hear,
To pour at will the counterfeited tear;
And, as their patron hints the cold or heat,
To shake in dog-days, in December sweat.
