No money is better spent than what is laid out for domestic satisfacti…

Samuel Johnson
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No money is better spent than what is laid out for domestic satisfaction. ✨ Samuel Johnson, James Boswell (1825). The Table Talk of Dr. Johnson: Comprising Opinions and Anecdotes of Life and Literature, Men, Manners, and Morals, p.41
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