A generous and elevated mind is distinguished by nothing more certainly than an eminent… — Samuel Johnson
A generous and elevated mind is distinguished by nothing more certainly than an eminent degree of curiosity.
Quoted in The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D, by James Boswell · 1784
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Johnson, Samuel. Quoted in The Life of Samuel Johnson, written by James Boswell, edited by David Womersley. Penguin Classics, 2008.
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Johnson, Samuel. Quoted in The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D, written by James Boswell. Vol. 1, London: Charles Dilly, 1791, "1733," aetat. 24.