Hope is itself a species of happiness, and, perhaps, the chief happiness, which this world affords.
About William Samuel Johnson
William Samuel Johnsonwas an American Founding Father and statesman. He was the only man to attend all of the four founding American Congresses: the Stamp Act Congress in 1765, the Continental Congress in 1785-1787, the United States Constitutional Convention in 1787 where he was chairman of the Committee of Style that drafted the final version of the United States Constitution, and as a senator from Connecticut in the first United States Congress in 1789-1791.
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He knows not his own strength who hath not met adversity.
British-American politician (1727-1819)
To improve the golden moment of opportunity, and catch the good that is within our reach, is the great art of life.
British-American politician (1727-1819)
Hope is necessary in every condition. The miseries of poverty, sickness and captivity would, without this comfort, be insupportable.
British-American politician (1727-1819)
Whatever enlarges hope will also exalt courage.
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Whatever you have, spend less.
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refuge of scoundrels
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It seems to be the fate of man to seek all his consolations in futurity.
British-American politician (1727-1819)
Curiosity is, in great and generous minds, the first passion and the last.
British-American politician (1727-1819)
To keep your secret is wisdom; to expect others to keep it is folly.
British-American politician (1727-1819)
Hope is itself a species of happiness, and, perhaps, the chief happiness, which this world affords.
British-American politician (1727-1819)