Tuesday, August 06, 2019
Enough for Three Thousand Years
James Boswell, Journals (March 14, 1765):
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Dined Wilkes, gay.Id. (March 15, 1765):
WILKES. "Never a moment in my life low-spirited."
BOSWELL. "What shall I do to get life over?"
WILKES. "While there's all ancient and modern learning and all arts and sciences, enough for life if three thousand years."
BOSWELL. "Fate and free will?"
WILKES. "Let 'em alone."
WILKES. "I'm always happy. I thank God for good health, good spirits, and the love of books."
