Leisure and curiosity might soon make great advances in useful knowledge, were they not diverted by minute emulation and laborious trifles. – Samuel Johnson
Whoever thinks of going to bed before twelve o clock is a scoundrel. – Samuel Johnson
A man is in general better pleased when he has a good dinner upon his table, than when his wife talks Greek. – Samuel Johnson
Lets face it – think of Africa, and the first images that come to mind are of war, poverty, famine and flies. How many of us really know anything at all about the truly great ancient African civilizations, which in their day, were just as splendid and glorious as any on the face of the earth? – Henry Louis Gates