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Such is the delight of mental superiority , that none on, whom nature or study have… — Samuel Johnson

Such is the delight of mental superiority , that none on, whom nature or study have conferred it, would purchase the gifts of fortune by its loss.

Samuel Johnson
1751
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Intelligence
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1751
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Samuel Johnson
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Johnson, Samuel. The Rambler. London: J. Payne and J. Bouquet, 24 Aug. 1751.

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