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To: Little Bill
Dr. Johnson.

Ah! He had a way with words, too.

31 posted on 08/06/2006 5:30:05 AM PDT by backhoe
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To: backhoe

Yes, my personal favorite, Dr. Johnson on second marriages, "The triumph of hope over experience."


68 posted on 08/06/2006 6:43:23 AM PDT by appeal2
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To: backhoe
He would not allow Scotland to derive any credit from Lord Mansfield; for he was educated in England. "Much may be made of a Scotchman, if he be caught young.", Dr.Johnson
71 posted on 08/06/2006 6:45:11 AM PDT by Little Bill (A 37%'r, a Red Spot on a Blue State, rats are evil.)
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