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

Samuel Johnson Quotes

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.