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"Research! A mere excuse for idleness; it has never achieved, and will never achieve any results of the slightest value."

Benjamin Jowett, English Theologian

Idleness, Results, Value, Will

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"Research! A mere excuse for idleness; it has never achieved, and will never achieve any results of the slightest value."

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