Samuel Johnson Quote

Johnson: I had no notion that I was wrong or irreverent to my tutor.
Boswell: That, Sir, was great fortitude of mind.
Johnson: No, Sir; stark insensibility.


James Boswell Life of Samuel Johnson (1791) 31 October 1728


Johnson: I had no notion that I was wrong or irreverent to my tutor. Boswell: That, Sir, was great fortitude of mind. Johnson: No, Sir; stark...

Johnson: I had no notion that I was wrong or irreverent to my tutor. Boswell: That, Sir, was great fortitude of mind. Johnson: No, Sir; stark...

Johnson: I had no notion that I was wrong or irreverent to my tutor. Boswell: That, Sir, was great fortitude of mind. Johnson: No, Sir; stark...

Johnson: I had no notion that I was wrong or irreverent to my tutor. Boswell: That, Sir, was great fortitude of mind. Johnson: No, Sir; stark...