Quote by Samuel Johnson
No man will be found in whose mind airy notions do not sometimes t

No man will be found in whose mind airy notions do not sometimes tyrannize, and force him to hope or fear beyond the limits of sober probability. – 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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There are few ways in which a man can be more innocently employed than in getting money. – Samuel Johnson

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It is better that some should be unhappy rather than that none should be happy, which would be the case in a general state of equality. – Samuel Johnson

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Be careful not to drown in a mirage. – Terri Guillemets

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Reality is whatever refuses to go away when I stop believing in it. – Philip K. Dick

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Reality is a palette that humans paint on to let themselves sleep better at night. – Author Unknown

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How do we know that the sky is not green and we are all colour-blind? – Author Unknown

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