Samuel Johnson Quote

Conjecture as to things useful, is good; but conjecture as to what it would be useless to know, is very idle.


Dr. Johnson's Table Talk (ed. 1798)


Conjecture as to things useful, is good; but conjecture as to what it would be useless to know, is very idle.

Conjecture as to things useful, is good; but conjecture as to what it would be useless to know, is very idle.

Conjecture as to things useful, is good; but conjecture as to what it would be useless to know, is very idle.

Conjecture as to things useful, is good; but conjecture as to what it would be useless to know, is very idle.