Samuel Johnson Quotes on Utility

4 quotes

  1. A cucumber should be well sliced, and dressed with pepper and vinegar, and then thrown out, as good for nothing.

  2. Books that you may carry to the fire, and hold readily in your hand, are the most useful after all.

  3. Dictionaries are like watches; the worst is better than none, and the best cannot be expected to go quite true.

  4. A cow is a very good animal in the field; but we turn her out of a garden.

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