“Misery is caused for the most part, not by a heavy crush of disaster…” — Samuel Johnson

“Misery is caused for the most part, not by a heavy crush of disaster, but by the corrosion of less visible evils, which canker enjoyment, and undermine security.”

Observing how persistent small troubles can erode happiness more than rare catastrophes · Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland

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Samuel Johnson

About Samuel Johnson

18 September 1709–13 December 1784

Samuel Johnson stands as one of the most imposing and fascinating figures in the history of English literature, a man whose physical bulk was matched only by the magnitude of his intellectual achievements and the breadth of his influence on the language itself. Born on September 18, 1709, in Lichfield, Staffordshire…

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