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Comment (11-19 Nov 1793), in James Boswell, Journey of a Tour to the Hebrides (1785) - Johnson, Samuel | WIST Quotations
It is advantageous to an author, that his book should be attacked as well as praised. Fame is a shuttlecock. If it be struck at one end of the room, it will soon fall to the ground. To keep it up, it must be struck at both ends.