Every man has a lurking wish to appear considerable in his native place.
Quoted in Letters of Samuel Johnson, by James Boswell
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Original Citation
Johnson, Samuel. Letter to Sir Joshua Reynolds. 17 July 1771.
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Current Citation
Johnson, Samuel. Quoted in The Life of Samuel Johnson, written by James Boswell, edited by David Womersley. Penguin Classics, 2008.
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