 He who has nothing external that can divert him, must find pleasure in his own thoughts, and must conceive himself what he is not ; for who is pleased with what he is ? He then expatiates in boundless futurity, and culls from all imaginable conditions...  Works - Página 390por Samuel Johnson - 1811Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
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...thoughts, and must conceive himself what he is not; for who is pleased with what he is ? He then expatiates in boundless futurity and culls from all imaginable...and confers upon his pride unattainable dominion. ' For who is pleased with what he is ? ' That, in effect, was the theme of Johnson's own Prayers and... | |
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