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The mind is never satisfied with the objects immediately before it, but is always breaking away from the present moment, and losing itself in schemes of future felicity. The natural flights of the human mind are not from pleasure to pleasure, but from hope to hope.   Johnson, Samuel

Source: SAMUEL JOHNSON, The Rambler, no. 2, March 24, 1750.The Rambler; A Periodical Paper, Published in 1750, 1751, 1752, p. 3 . · This quote is about uncategorised · Search on Google Books to find all references and sources for this quotation.

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