Quotation by

Samuel Johnson

There is no private house in which people can enjoy themselves so well as at a capital tavern... No, Sir there is nothing which has yet been contrived by man by which so much happiness is produced as by a good tavern or inn.

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Samuel Johnson is saying that people have more fun and feel happier in a well-run tavern than in any private home. He believes that no human invention creates as much joy as a good tavern or inn does.

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