English - Author | September 18, 1709 - December 13, 1784
The mind is never satisfied with the objects immediately before it, but is always breaking away from the present moment, and losing itself in schemes of future felicity... The natural flights of the human mind are not from pleasure to pleasure, but from hope to hope.
Samuel Johnson
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Almost all absurdity of conduct arises from the imitation of those who we cannot resemble.
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Man alone is born crying, lives complaining, and dies disappointed.
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Love is the wisdom of the fool and the folly of the wise.
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Exercise is labor without weariness.
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A fly, Sir, may sting a stately horse and make him wince; but, one is but an insect, and the other is a horse still.
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Every man has a right to utter what he thinks truth, and every other man has a right to knock him down for it. Martyrdom is the test.
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Almost every man wastes part of his life attempting to display qualities which he does not possess.
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Life is a progress from want to want, not from enjoyment to enjoyment.
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When any calamity has been suffered the first thing to be remembered is, how much has been escaped.
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Of the blessings set before you make your choice, and be content.
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Actions are visible, though motives are secret.
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