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“Every period of life is obliged to borrow its happiness from time to come.”

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This comprehensive work is a compilation of essays and travelogues, providing readers with a detailed account of the author's observations and experiences from various journeys and encounters. more

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Samuel Johnson

Samuel Johnson was an English writer, poet, and lexicographer, renowned for his comprehensive English dictionary, 'A Dictionary of the English Language', published in 1755. His distinctive writing style and wit have cemented his place as a significant figure in the history of English literature. more

“Let a man choose what condition he will, and let him accumulate around him all the goods and gratifications seemingly calculated to make him happy in it; if that man is left at any time without occupation or amusement, and reflects on what he is, the meagre, languid felicity of his present lot will not bear him up. He will turn necessarily to gloomy anticipations of the future; and unless his occupation calls him out of himself, he is inevitably wretched.”

Ifs Men Happiness Turns Left Conditions Bears Goods Occupation Anticipation Amusement Wretched Gratification Gloomy Felicity

Author:Blaise Pascal

“The state of life is most happy where superfluities are not required and necessities are not wanting.”

Life Inspirational States Motivational Funny Happiness Life Is

Author:Plutarch

“False happiness is like false money; it passes for a time as well as the true, and serves some ordinary occasions; but when it is brought to the touch, we find the lightness and alloy, and feel the loss.”

Feels Wells Happiness Time Loss Money Ordinary Occasions Lightness False Happiness

Author:Alexander Pope

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