Hands Quotes - Page 185
Books that you may carry to the fire, and hold readily in your hand, are the most useful after all.
"Johnsoniana; or supplement to Boswell; being Anecdotes and sayings of Dr. Johnson".
Samuel Johnson (1810). “The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: With An Essay on His Life and Genius”, p.47
In James Boswell 'The Life of Samuel Johnson' (1791) vol. 3, p. 11 (3 April 1776)