I have already enjoyed too much; give me something to desire.
Interpretation
Desires bring fulfillment; too much enjoyment can lead to stagnation.
Samuel Johnson reflects on the idea that constant satisfaction can lead to a lack of motivation or desire in life. Without something to strive for or look forward to, even the most enjoyable experiences can become unfulfilling, emphasizing the importance of desire and aspiration in maintaining happiness and engagement.
In practice
This quote could be shared during a motivational speech to inspire listeners to pursue their dreams.
To be of no church is dangerous. Religion, of which the rewards are distant, and which is animated only by faith and hope, will glide by degrees out of the mind unless it be invigorated and reimpressed by external ordinances, by stated calls to worship, and the salutary influence of example.
He that reads and grows no wiser seldom suspects his own deficiency, but complains of hard words and obscure sentences, and asks why books are written which cannot be understood.
To let friendship die away by negligence and silence is certainly not wise. It is voluntarily to throw away one of the greatest comforts of the weary pilgrimage.
Fly-fishing may be a very pleasant amusement; but angling or float fishing I can only compare to a stick and a string, with a worm at one end and a fool at the other.
When any anxiety or gloom of the mind takes hold of you, make it a rule not to publish it by complaining; but exert yourselves to hide it, and by endeavoring to hide it you drive it away.
A fishing rod is a stick with a hook at one end and a fool at the other.
A lifetime of happiness! No man alive could bear it: it would be hell on earth.
Show me another pleasure like dinner which comes every day and lasts an hour.
Happiness lies not in happiness but only in the attempt to achieve it.
The most happy man is he who knows how to bring into relation the end and beginning of his life.
I know what I want, I know where I'm going and I'm happy with what I am.
I think no matter what you look like, the key is to first of all be happy with yourself. And then you know if you want to try to improve things that you don't like about yourself, then do it after your appreciate yourself.
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