Authors:
Quotes › Authors › S › Samuel Johnson › If the man who turnips cries...

  • If the man who turnips cries, Cry not when his father dies, 'Tis proof that he had rather Have a turnip than his father.

    Samuel Johnson
    Favorite
    Burlesque of Lope de Vega's lines 'Si a quien los leones vence...', in Hester Lynch Piozzi 'Anecdotes of the Late Samuel Johnson' (1786) p. 67
    Samuel Johnson Quotes

Topics

create your own picture
If the man who turnips cries, Cry not when his father dies, 'Tis proof that he had rather Have a turnip than his father. - Samuel Johnson
Embed:
Cite this Page: Citation

Popular Topics

Related Authors