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Quote by Samuel Johnson
There is nothing which has yet been contrived by man, by which so

There is nothing which has yet been contrived by man, by which so much happiness is produced as by a good tavern. – Samuel Johnson

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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 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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Future
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One of the indictments of civilizations is that happiness and intelligence are so rarely found in the same person. – William Feather

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People let their own hang-ups become the obstacles between them and personal happiness. – Lucinda Williams

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The greatest happiness of the greatest number is the foundation of morals and legislation. – Jeremy Bentham

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Its not attractive when girls get superskinny. Guys dont like it. Girls dont like you as much. You lose some happiness when thats all you think about. – Hilary Duff

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