Leisure and curiosity might soon make great advanc · Samuel Johnson — Escritas.org

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Leisure and curiosity might soon make great advances in useful knowledge, were they not diverted by minute emulation and laborious trifles.

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Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel. James Boswell Life of Samuel Johnson (1791) 7 April 1775 Life is surely given us for higher purposes than to gather what our ancestors have wisely thrown away, and to learn what is of no value but because it has been forgotten. ♥ 2 There must always be a struggle between a father and son, while one aims at power and the other at independence. ♥ 1 [ On the Giant’s Causeway in Ireland :] Worth seeing, yes; but not worth going to see.

Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves, and, under a just God, cannot long retain it.

Abraham Lincoln The golden rule is that there are no golden rules.

George Bernard Shaw Anyone who says he can see through women is missing a lot.

Groucho Marx I don't want to be a genius - I have enough problems just trying to be a man.

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Samuel Johnson

1709-09-18 — 1784-12-13 · Lichfield

Samuel Johnson was a prominent 18th-century English writer, lexicographer, essayist, poet, and literary critic. He is widely regarded as one of the most important literary figures in British history, famous for his 'A Dictionary of the English Language'.