"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 Hazlitt
About this Quote
Dr. Johnson was a man of great knowing, but he was also rather lazy. He chose to believe and talk rather than to read or write, yet he still handled to write a lot and with excellent ability. Sadly, much of his writing was done by rote, meaning that he wrote without much idea or creativity. This quote by William Hazlitt paints an image of a male who was both intelligent and lazy, and who had the ability to produce great works regardless of his absence of interest for the task. Dr. Johnson was a man of great potential, but his laziness typically obstructed of his true potential being understood.
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