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Quote by Samuel Johnson
The natural flights of the human mind are not from pleasure to pleasure, but from hope to hope.
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The quote contrasts two ways the mind moves forward. It suggests that people are carried less by one pleasure after another than by hopes of what may come next. Each hope gives the mind a new direction, so hope—not immediate enjoyment—becomes the main force guiding its thoughts.
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- Project Gutenberg, The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume II
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