A very unclubable man.

Life of Johnson (Boswell). Vol. ii. Chap. ix. 1764.

I do not know, sir, that the fellow is an infidel; but if he be an infidel, he is an infidel as a dog is an infidel; that is to say, he has never thought upon the subject.

Life of Johnson (Boswell). Vol. iii. Chap. iii. 1769.

It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives.

Life of Johnson (Boswell). Vol. iii. Chap. iv.

That fellow seems to me to possess but one idea, and that is a wrong one.[371:2]

Life of Johnson (Boswell). Vol. iii. Chap. v. 1770.

I am a great friend to public amusements; for they keep people from vice.

Life of Johnson (Boswell). Vol. iii. Chap. viii. 1772.