Man's Pursuit of Happiness: Dr. Samuel Johnson's Philosophical View in Rasselas |
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Page 39
... desire , the consequences derived from this kind of vanity might be horrible . At the time when he can no longer ... desire and vanity in relation to human behavior : " There lurks , perhaps , in every human heart a desire of distinction ...
... desire , the consequences derived from this kind of vanity might be horrible . At the time when he can no longer ... desire and vanity in relation to human behavior : " There lurks , perhaps , in every human heart a desire of distinction ...
Page 131
... desire is necessary to keep life in motion The monotonous status of life of Rasselas is evidently mainly caused by ... desire to keep moving . Now I find that I can look back on my eighty - four years with pleasure and , what is even ...
... desire is necessary to keep life in motion The monotonous status of life of Rasselas is evidently mainly caused by ... desire to keep moving . Now I find that I can look back on my eighty - four years with pleasure and , what is even ...
Page 178
... desire of learning : " Let your experience inform me how the day may now seem as short as in my childhood , while nature was yet fresh , and every moment showed me what I never had observed before . I have already enjoyed too much ...
... desire of learning : " Let your experience inform me how the day may now seem as short as in my childhood , while nature was yet fresh , and every moment showed me what I never had observed before . I have already enjoyed too much ...
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