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Jumping On The Bandwagon: Dr Johnson
Is not a Patron, my Lord, one who looks with unconcern on a man struggling for life in the water, and, when he has reached ground, encumbers him with help? The notice which you have been pleased to take of … Continue reading
The Test Of Political Theory: Dr Samuel Johnson
Human experience, which is constantly contradicting theory, is the great test of truth. A system, built on the discoveries of a great many minds, is always of more strength than that which is produced by the mere workings of any … Continue reading
Posted in Prose
Tagged committees, Many heads are better than one, marxism, Samuel Johnson
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On The Giant’s Causeway: Samuel Johnson
Worth seeing, yes; but not worth going to see. Samuel Johnson 12 October 1779 James Boswell, Life of Samuel Johnson (1791) So the interesting question is, when Michelin guides drew up their three star system (worth a visit, worth a … Continue reading
Friendship
If a man does not make new acquaintance as he advances through life, he will soon find himself left alone. A man, Sir, should keep his friendship in constant repair. Dr Samuel Johnson The illustration is by © Lightspring | … Continue reading
Cities And The Passage Of Time
Why, Sir, you find no man, at all intellectual, who is willing to leave London. No, Sir, when a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford. Dr … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, Quotation
Tagged Basho, Dr Johnson, haiku, Kyoto, London, passage of time, Samuel Johnson
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