Sir, when a man is tired of London, he is tired of life ; for in #London there is all that life can afford. #JulyJourneys
My bookish friend and I had a Dr. Samuel Johnson sort of day today. We started at his house, and then the docent there recommended that we see the Temple Church and surrounding buildings, some of which have Johnson's name on them. Then we came upon this statue in the street!
Everything about his character and manners was forcible and violent; there never was any moderation; many a day did he fast, many a year did he refrain from wine; but when he did eat, it was voraciously; when he did drink wine, it was copiously. He could practise abstinence, but not temperance.
It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time.
The Life of Samuel Johnson | 
