/lit/ - Literature

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What kind of textbooks are you reading? I've never seen this

About 3 am this morning, I was standing in front of my bookshelf. I skimmed along and pulled forward a very small book that had been pushed back among the others. I didn't recognize it. "Being Logical: A Guide to Good Thinking." On the inside was a post-it note from my Mom to my Dad. This wasn't my book. How did I get this book?

Two inside title pages, a Publisher's page, a dedication page, then a page with a quote. "We may take Fancy for a companion, but must follow Reason as our guide." -- Dr. Samuel Johnson.

Samuel Johnson? I recognized that name. That name was on the quote page of Hunter S. Thompson's "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas." (Why did I remember his name of all things?) "He who makes a beast of himself relieves himself the pain of being a man." I decided to look up Samuel Johnson on Wikipedia, and Lo! his picture was a familiar image. (pic related)

So that's Samuel Johnson. Funny how things can come around in a circle.

Some other Samuel Johnson quotes.
>"Your manuscript is both good and original; but the part that is good is not original, and the part that is original is not good."
>"Almost every man wastes part of his life attempting to display qualities which he does not possess."
>"Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel."
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