ᐅ While an author is yet living, we estimate his powers by his worst performance; and when he is dead, we rate him by his best. – Samuel Johnson | QuotesTrue.com

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While an author is yet living, we estimate his powers by his worst performance; and when he is dead, we rate him by his best.

Samuel Johnson

The Plays of William Shakespeare preface (1765)

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