The good of our present state is merely comparative, and the evil which every man feels will be sufficient to disturb and harass him if he does not know how much he escapes.


The Beauties of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. (ed. 1787)

Samuel Johnson Quotes

The good of our present state is merely comparative, and the evil which every man feels will be sufficient to disturb and harass him if he does not...

The good of our present state is merely comparative, and the evil which every man feels will be sufficient to disturb and harass him if he does not...

The good of our present state is merely comparative, and the evil which every man feels will be sufficient to disturb and harass him if he does not...

The good of our present state is merely comparative, and the evil which every man feels will be sufficient to disturb and harass him if he does not...