Quote#Wisdom
There is no arguing with Johnson: for if his pistol misses fire, he…
Quote byOliver Goldsmith · 1728–1774
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: From James Boswell's Life of Johnson (1791), October 26, 1769..
English (original)
There is no arguing with Johnson: for if his pistol misses fire, he knocks you down with the butt end of it.
— Oliver Goldsmith
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