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1,843. Reading; Stagnation
"It is common to find young men ardent
and diligent in the pursuit of knowledge; but the progress of
life very often produces laxity and indifference; and not only
those who are at liberty to choose their business and amusements,
but those likewise whose professions engage them in literary
inquiries, pass the latter part of their time without
improvement, and spend the day rather in any other entertainment
than that which they might find among books."
Johnson: Idler #94 (February 2, 1760)
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