Samuel Johnson Quote

While an author is yet living, we estimate his powers by his worst performance; and when he is dead, we rate him by his best.

Samuel Johnson on Literature (ed. Frederick Ungar, 1979) - ISBN: 9780804460972

While an author is yet living, we estimate his powers by his worst performance; and when he is dead, we rate him by his best.

While an author is yet living, we estimate his powers by his worst performance; and when he is dead, we rate him by his best.

While an author is yet living, we estimate his powers by his worst performance; and when he is dead, we rate him by his best.

While an author is yet living, we estimate his powers by his worst performance; and when he is dead, we rate him by his best.