A generous and elevated mind is distinguished by nothing more certainl…

Samuel Johnson
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A generous and elevated mind is distinguished by nothing more certainly than an eminent degree of curiosity. ✨ Dedication of his English translation of Fr. J. Lobo's 'Voyage to Abyssinia' (1735), signed 'the editor' but attributed to Johnson in James Boswell 'The Life of Samuel Johnson' (1791) vol. 1, p. 89 (1734)
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