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.
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"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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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
About Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson was a Author from Kingdom of Great Britain (1709–1784).
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This quote is attributed to Samuel Johnson, a Author from Kingdom of Great Britain.
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Samuel Johnson lived from 1709 – 1784.