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Life is a progress from want to want, not from enjoyment to enjoyment - Samuel Johnson
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"Life is a progress from want to want, not from enjoyment to enjoyment"

- Samuel Johnson

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Samuel Johnson, Small 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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