• 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: 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