No, Sir, you will have much more influence by giving or lending money …

Samuel Johnson
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No, Sir, you will have much more influence by giving or lending money where it is wanted, than by hospitality. ✨ James Boswell, Samuel Johnson (1859). The Life of Samuel Johnson, p.153
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No, Sir, you will have much more influence by giving or lending money where it is wanted, than by hospitality. ✨ James Boswell, Samuel Johnson (1859). The Life of Samuel Johnson, p.153

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