Samuel Johnson's Quote - Leisure and curiosity might soon make great advances in useful kno

Quote by Samuel Johnson

Leisure and curiosity might soon make great advances in useful kno

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

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Prudence operates on life in the same manner as rule of composition; it produces vigilance rather than elevation; rather prevents loss than procures advantage; and often miscarriages, but seldom reaches either power or honor. – Samuel Johnson

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Surely life, if it be not long, is tedious, since we are forced to call in the assistance of so many trifles to rid us of our time, of that time which never can return. – Samuel Johnson

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Of all noises, I think music is the least disagreeable. – Samuel Johnson

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