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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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When any calamity has been suffered, the first thing to be remembered is how much has been escaped. – Samuel Johnson

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The mind is seldom quickened to very vigorous operations but by pain, or the dread of pain. We do not disturb ourselves with the detection of fallacies which do us no harm. – Samuel Johnson

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Well, Judy, I would hope in the new year, we could start thinking about politics not like it was the Super Bowl, where you always have to have one team that wins and the other team has to be a loser. – John Breaux

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Its a pity that the tennis is really going down the drain. Every year its getting worse and worse and worse. There has to be a radical change, and I hope it will be really soon. – Marat Safin

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When I am dead, I hope it may be said: His sins were scarlet, but his books were read. – Hilaire Belloc

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We use the word hope perhaps more often than any other word in the vocabulary: I hope its a nice day. Hopefully, youre doing well. So how are things going along? Pretty good. Going to be good tomorrow? Hope so. – Studs Terkel

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Whether you come from heaven or hell, what does it matter, O Beauty! – Charles Baudelaire

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I grew up in a small town in Illinois, and my dad was a basketball coach. Thanks to him, I have excellent fundamentals in both basketball and baseball. – Nick Offerman

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