"I am not one who was born in the custody of wisdom. I am one who is fond of olden times and intense in quest of the sacred knowing of the ancients." Gustave Courbet

18 September 2018

Happy birthday, Johnson.

Reynolds, Samuel Johnson, 1775


Samuel Johnson was born on this day in 1709.

Curiosity is one of the permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.

Samuel Johnson

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