There are some works which the authors must consign unpublished to posterity, however uncertain be the event, however hopeless be the trust. He that writes the history of his own times, if he adhere steadily to truth, will write that which his own times will not easily endure. He must be content to reposite his book till all private passions shall cease, and love and hatred give way to curiosity.


The Idler (ed. 1790)

Samuel Johnson Quotes

There are some works which the authors must consign unpublished to posterity, however uncertain be the event, however hopeless be the trust. He that...

There are some works which the authors must consign unpublished to posterity, however uncertain be the event, however hopeless be the trust. He that...

There are some works which the authors must consign unpublished to posterity, however uncertain be the event, however hopeless be the trust. He that...

There are some works which the authors must consign unpublished to posterity, however uncertain be the event, however hopeless be the trust. He that...