No mind is much employed upon the present; recollection and anticipati…

Samuel Johnson
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No mind is much employed upon the present; recollection and anticipation fill up almost all our moments. ✨ 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.476
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