quote · Words worth keeping
Fear is implanted in us as a preservative from evil.
Fear is implanted in us as a preservative from evil.
Attribution & collection notes
- Author or tradition
- Samuel Johnson
Attribution: attributed - Country attributed
- Not established
A country attribution does not establish the earliest origin. - Historical period
- c. 1746 AD · early modern
author lifetime midpoint (1709–1784); not necessarily a composition date.