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1709–1784. English writer and lexicographer. Most of his famous remarks were recorded by James Boswell. 6 quotes.
Recorded by James Boswell. Checked against Project Gutenberg eBook #1564.
A man, Sir, should keep his friendship in constant repair.
Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.
Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information upon it.
No man but a blockhead ever wrote, except for money.
Depend upon it, Sir, when a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.
When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.