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Life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties, passing from one step of success to another, form

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"Life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties, passing from one step of success to another, forming new wishes and seeing them gratified"

- Samuel Johnson

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This quote is written / told by Samuel Johnson between September 18, 1709 and December 13, 1784. He was a famous Author from England. The author also have 150 other quotes.

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