Of the present state, whatever it be, we feel and are forced to confess the misery; yet when the same state is again at a distance, imagination paints it as desirable.


The Prince of Abissinia. A tale by Samuel Johnson... The fourth edition (ed. 1775)

Samuel Johnson Quotes

Of the present state, whatever it be, we feel and are forced to confess the misery; yet when the same state is again at a distance, imagination...

Of the present state, whatever it be, we feel and are forced to confess the misery; yet when the same state is again at a distance, imagination...

Of the present state, whatever it be, we feel and are forced to confess the misery; yet when the same state is again at a distance, imagination...

Of the present state, whatever it be, we feel and are forced to confess the misery; yet when the same state is again at a distance, imagination...