Such is the state of life, that none are happy but by the anticipation…

Samuel Johnson
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Such is the state of life, that none are happy but by the anticipation of change: the change itself is nothing; when we have made it, the next wish is to change again. ✨ Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy (1840). The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: With an Essay on His Life and Genius /c by Arthur Murphy, Esq, p.487
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