Quote by Samuel Johnson
Hope itself is a species of happiness, and, perhaps, the chief hap

Hope itself is a species of happiness, and, perhaps, the chief happiness which this world affords; but, like all other pleasures immoderately enjoyed, the excesses of hope must be expiated by pain. – Samuel Johnson

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Excellence in any department can be attained only by the labor of a lifetime; it is not to be purchased at a lesser price. – Samuel Johnson

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Some people have a foolish way of not minding, or pretending not to mind, what they eat. For my part, I mind my belly very studiously, and very carefully; for I look upon it, that he who does not mind his belly will hardly mind anything else. – Samuel Johnson

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The world is seldom what it seems to man, who dimly sees, realities appear as dreams, and dreams realities. – Samuel Johnson

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I love Bono. I really respect what he has done for Africa and how he has used his fame to do good in the world. I hope I can do half as much in my life. – Alicia Keys

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Hope is the feeling we have that the feeling we have is not permanent. – Mignon McLaughlin

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Expecting something for nothing is the most popular form of hope. – Arnold H. Glasow

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The one thing I would hope would go on my tombstone is, I made my parents proud. – Roger Goodell

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Where love is concerned, too much is not even enough. – Pierre Beaumarchais

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In passing, also, I would like to say that the first time Adam had a chance he laid the blame on a woman. – Nancy Astor

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Education is the art of making man ethical. – Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

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If the IAAF feel that is the right way to go for TV rights and everything, the rule will stay. As much as I want to be on the podium, tonight is a sad night for athletics. – Kim Collins

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