He who would bring home the wealth of the Indies must carry the wealth…

Samuel Johnson
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He who would bring home the wealth of the Indies must carry the wealth of the Indies with him. ✨ 1778 Remark,17 Apr. Quoted in James Boswell The Life of Samuel Johnson (1791), vol.3.
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