Consider, Sir, how insignificant this will appear a twelvemonth hence.

Quoted in The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D, by James Boswell

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Johnson, Samuel. Quoted in journal entry by James Boswell. 6 July 1763.

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Johnson, Samuel. Quoted in The Life of Samuel Johnson, written by James Boswell, edited by David Womersley. Penguin Classics, 2008.

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A quote by Samuel Johnson about perspective: “Consider, Sir, how insignificant this will appear a twelvemonth hence.”

A quote by Samuel Johnson about perspective: “Consider, Sir, how insignificant this will appear a twelvemonth hence.”

A quote by Samuel Johnson about perspective: “Consider, Sir, how insignificant this will appear a twelvemonth hence.”