To strive with difficulties, and to conquer them, is the highest human…

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To strive with difficulties, and to conquer them, is the highest human felicity. ✨ Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy (1837). The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: With an Essay on His Life and Genius /c by Arthur Murphy, Esq, p.343
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To strive with difficulties, and to conquer them, is the highest human felicity. ✨ Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy (1837). The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: With an Essay on His Life and Genius /c by Arthur Murphy, Esq, p.343

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