More from Samuel Johnson
The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.
Sex: the expense is damnable, the position is ridiculous, and the pleasure fleeting.
- Life of Samuel Johnson (1791), Vol II (1770) p. 182
Sir, a woman’s preaching is like a dog’s walking on his hinder legs. It is not done well; but you are surprised to find it done at all.
Samuel Johnson on women
Life of Samuel Johnson (1791), Vol I (31 July 1763) p. 132. [Several editions have the variant “hind legs”.]
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