Dr. Johnson was a lazy learned man who liked to think and talk better… — William Hazlitt

Dr. Johnson was a lazy learned man who liked to think and talk better than to read or write; who, however, wrote much and well, but too often by rote.

William HazlittCritic · English · 1778 – 1830

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