Sorrow is a kind of rust of the soul, which every new idea contributes…

Samuel Johnson
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Sorrow is a kind of rust of the soul, which every new idea contributes in its passage to scour away. It is the putrefaction of stagnant life, and is remedied by exercise and motion. ✨ Samuel Johnson, William Page (1860). Life and Writings, p.210
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Sorrow is a kind of rust of the soul, which every new idea contributes in its passage to scour away. It is the putrefaction of stagnant life, and is remedied by exercise and motion. ✨ Samuel Johnson, William Page (1860). Life and Writings, p.210

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