You teach your daughters the diameters of the planets and wonder when …

Samuel Johnson
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You teach your daughters the diameters of the planets and wonder when you are done that they do not delight in your company. ✨ Samuel Johnson (1836). Johnsoniana: Or, Supplement to Boswell: Being Anecdotes and Sayings of Dr. Johnson, p.5
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You teach your daughters the diameters of the planets and wonder when you are done that they do not delight in your company. ✨ Samuel Johnson (1836). Johnsoniana: Or, Supplement to Boswell: Being Anecdotes and Sayings of Dr. Johnson, p.5

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