There are few ways in which a man can be more innocently employed than…

Samuel Johnson
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There are few ways in which a man can be more innocently employed than in getting money. ✨ In James Boswell 'The Life of Samuel Johnson' (1791) vol. 2, p. 323 (27 March 1775)
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