“Hope is itself a species of happiness, and, perhaps, the chief happiness which this world affords: but, like all other pleasures immoderately enjoyed, the excesses of hope must be expiated by pain; and expectations improperly indulged must end in disappointment.”
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Johnson, S. (n.d.). Hope is itself a species of happiness, and, perhaps, the chief happiness which this world affords: but, like all other pleasures immoderately enjoyed, the excesses of hope must be expiated by pain; and expectations improperly indulged must end in disappointment. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/21926-hope-is-itself-a-species-of-happiness-and/
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Johnson, Samuel. “Hope is itself a species of happiness, and, perhaps, the chief happiness which this world affords: but, like all other pleasures immoderately enjoyed, the excesses of hope must be expiated by pain; and expectations improperly indulged must end in disappointment.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/21926-hope-is-itself-a-species-of-happiness-and/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.
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Johnson, Samuel. “Hope is itself a species of happiness, and, perhaps, the chief happiness which this world affords: but, like all other pleasures immoderately enjoyed, the excesses of hope must be expiated by pain; and expectations improperly indulged must end in disappointment.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/21926-hope-is-itself-a-species-of-happiness-and/.