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Fill Quotes by Samuel Johnson
- No mind is much employed upon the present; recollection and anticipation fill up almost all our moments.
- He said that few people had intellectual resources sufficient to forgo the pleasures of wine. They could not otherwise contrive how to fill the interval…
- The appearance and retirement of actors are the great events of the theatrical world; and their first performances fill the pit with conjecture and prognostication,…
- The present time is seldom able to fill desire or imagination with immediate enjoyment, and we are forced to supply its deficiencies by recollection or…
- No man is much regarded by the rest of the world. He that considers how little he dwells upon the condition of others, will learn…
- Of the blessings set before you make your choice, and be content. No man can taste the fruits of autumn while he is delighting his…
- Do not hope wholly to reason away your troubles; do not feed them with attention, and they will die imperceptibly away. Fix your thoughts upon…
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