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We love to overlook the boundaries which we do not wish to pass. – Samuel Johnson

Other quotes by Samuel Johnson

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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Hope
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Samuel Johnson
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The chains of habit are generally too small to be felt until they are too strong to be broken. – Samuel Johnson

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Habits
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Samuel Johnson
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Temptations, when we first meet them, are like a lion that roared at Samson; but if we overcome them, the next time we see them we shall find a nest of honey within them. – John Bunyan

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Temptation

Never underestimate the power of temptation to disarm your better senses. Throughout the ages good people surrendered their honor for the empty promise that wealth or power would bring fulfillment and their dignity, good name and self-esteem for the passing pleasures of sex and drugs. – Michael Josephson

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Temptation

We are all mortal until the first kiss and the second glass of wine. – Eduardo Galeano

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Temptation

The force of the blow depends on the resistance. It is sometimes better not to struggle against temptation. Either fly or yield at once. – Francis H. Bradley

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Temptation

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Sometimes I wish I were a little kid again, skinned knees are easier to fix than broken hearts. – Author Unknown

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We were astonished by the beauty and refinement of the art displayed by the objects surpassing all we could have imagined – the impression was overwhelming. – Howard Carter

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I havent been very active in politics. – Clint Eastwood

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Lovers who love truly do not write down their happiness. – Anatole France

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