Some desire is necessary to keep life in motion, and he whose real wan…

Samuel Johnson
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Some desire is necessary to keep life in motion, and he whose real wants are supplied must admit those of fancy. ✨ Samuel Johnson, Abraham Raimbach, Robert Smirke (1819). Rasselas, p.30
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Some desire is necessary to keep life in motion, and he whose real wants are supplied must admit those of fancy. ✨ Samuel Johnson, Abraham Raimbach, Robert Smirke (1819). Rasselas, p.30

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