It is wonderful when a calculation is made, how little the mind is act…

Samuel Johnson
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It is wonderful when a calculation is made, how little the mind is actually employed in the discharge of any profession. ✨ In James Boswell 'The Life of Samuel Johnson' (1791) vol. 2, p. 344 (6 April 1775)
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It is wonderful when a calculation is made, how little the mind is actually employed in the discharge of any profession. ✨ In James Boswell 'The Life of Samuel Johnson' (1791) vol. 2, p. 344 (6 April 1775)

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