Leisure and curiosity might soon make great advances in useful knowledge, were they not diverted by minute emulation and laborious trifles.

-- Samuel Johnson 塞缪尔·约翰逊

如果闲暇和好奇心不被细微的模仿和费力的琐事所分散，它们可能很快就会在有用的知识方面取得巨大的进步。

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There are various sorts of curiosity; one is from interest, which makes us desire to know that which may be useful to us; and the other, from pride which comes from the wish to know what others are ignorant of.

有各种各样的好奇心;一是兴趣，它使我们渴望知道对我们有用的东西;另一种是骄傲，它来自于想知道别人所不知道的东西的愿望。

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Many a secret that cannot be pried out by curiosity can be drawn out by indifference.

许多不能被好奇心揭开的秘密，可以被冷漠揭开。

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The end of labor is to gain leisure.

劳动的目的在于获得闲暇。

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