Very few live by choice. Every man is placed in his present condition …

Samuel Johnson
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Very few live by choice. Every man is placed in his present condition by causes which acted without his foresight, and with which he did not always willingly cooperate; and therefore you will rarely meet one who does not think the lot of his neighbor better than his own. ✨ Samuel Johnson (1977). Selected Poetry and Prose, p.101, Univ of California Press
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