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Quotation from The Life of Samuel Johnson by James Boswell

“My dear friend, clear your MIND of cant.”

James Boswell (spoken by Samuel Johnson)

The Life of Samuel Johnson, 1783 (Aetat. 74) (Project Gutenberg #1564 (Osgood abridgment, 1917))

Portrait of James Boswell

Boswell admits he only imagined he was vexed by public affairs; Johnson distinguishes polite forms of speech from foolish thinking.

Citation: "My dear friend, clear your MIND of cant." — James Boswell, The Life of Samuel Johnson, 1783 (Aetat. 74) (Project Gutenberg #1564 (Osgood abridgment, 1917)). (id boswell-life-of-johnson-q8)

Virtues: Prudence

Portrait: James Boswell of Auchinleck, Joshua Reynolds, Public domain.

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