Samuel Johnson's Quote - The natural flights of the human mind are not from pleasure to ple

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The natural flights of the human mind are not from pleasure to ple

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 luster of diamonds is invigorated by the interposition of darker bodies; the lights of a picture are created by the shades; the highest pleasure which nature has indulged to sensitive perception is that of rest after fatigue. – Samuel Johnson

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While grief is fresh, every attempt to divert only irritates. You must wait till it be digested, and then amusement will dissipate the remains of it. – Samuel Johnson

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Life cannot subsist in society but by reciprocal concessions. – Samuel Johnson

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When I was young, my ambition was to be one of the people who made a difference in this world. My hope is to leave the world a little better for having been there. – Jim Henson

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Man wants to live, but it is useless to hope that this desire will dictate all his actions. – Albert Camus

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A lot of people, because of my contempt for the false consolations of religion, think of me as a symbolic public opponent of that in extremis. And sometimes that makes me feel a bit alarmed, to be the repository of other peoples hope. – Christopher Hitchens

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