There is no arguing with Johnson; for when his pistol misses fire, he knocks you down with the butt end of it.


James Boswell Life of Samuel Johnson (1791) 26 October 1769


There is no arguing with Johnson; for when his pistol misses fire, he knocks you down with the butt end of it.

There is no arguing with Johnson; for when his pistol misses fire, he knocks you down with the butt end of it.

There is no arguing with Johnson; for when his pistol misses fire, he knocks you down with the butt end of it.

There is no arguing with Johnson; for when his pistol misses fire, he knocks you down with the butt end of it.