John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
4074 Samuel Johnson 1709-1784 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 4074 |
| AUTHOR: | Samuel Johnson (1709–1784) |
| QUOTATION: | As the Spanish proverb says, “He who would bring home the wealth of the Indies must carry the wealth of the Indies with him,” so it is in travelling,—a man must carry knowledge with him if he would bring home knowledge. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Life of Johnson (Boswell). 1 Vol. vii. Chap. v. 1778. |
| Note 1. From the London edition, 10 volumes, 1835. Dr. Johnson, it is said, when he first heard of Boswell’s intention to write a life of him, announced, with decision enough, that if he thought Boswell really meant to write his life he would prevent it by taking Boswell’s!—Thomas Carlyle: Miscellanies, Jean Paul Frederic Richter. [back] |