Samuel Johnson1709–1784- The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia (1759), Ch. XLI
- Life of Johnson (Boswell) (1777)
Gratitude is a fruit of great cultivation; you do not find it among gross people.
The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides (1785) (20 September 1773)Almost all absurdity of conduct arises from the imitation of those whom we cannot resemble.
The Rambler (1750–1752), No. 135 (2 July 1751)
