Samuel Johnson: Presumption will be easily corrected; but timidity is a disease of the mind…
Presumption will be easily corrected; but timidity is a disease of the mind more obstinate and fatal.
In today’s wordsPresumption is easily corrected, but timidity is a disease of the mind that's more stubborn and more fatal.
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