What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure.
Curiosity is one of the permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous mind.
Do not accustom yourself to use big words for little matters.
Almost all absurdity of conduct arises from the imitation of those whom we cannot resemble.
Behind the Façades in France: What expats and the mainstream media (French and American alike) fail to notice (or fail to tell you) about French attitudes, principles, values, and official positions…
Saturday, September 18, 2004
Johnson on Effort and Vigorous Minds
Regarding the content in some of the comments we get on this site, it is probably not useless to remember that today is the birthday of Samuel Johnson, the English author (1709-1784) who said :
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