Dictionaries are like watches; the worst is better than none, and the best cannot be expected to go quite true.
Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) English writer, lexicographer, critic
(Attributed)
In Hester Thrale Piozzi, Anecdotes of Samuel Johnson (1786).
Added on 28-Jun-13 | Last updated 28-Jun-13
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