Sir, he throws away his money without thought and without merit. I do …

Samuel Johnson
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Sir, he throws away his money without thought and without merit. I do not call a tree generous that sheds its fruit at every breeze. ✨ Samuel Johnson (2010). Journey to the Hebrides: A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland & The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, p.468, Canongate Books
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Sir, he throws away his money without thought and without merit. I do not call a tree generous that sheds its fruit at every breeze. ✨ Samuel Johnson (2010). Journey to the Hebrides: A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland & The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, p.468, Canongate Books

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