Life admits not of delays; when pleasure can be had, it is fit to catch it. Every hour… — Samuel Johnson
Life admits not of delays; when pleasure can be had, it is fit to catch it. Every hour takes away part of the things that please us, and perhaps part of our disposition to be pleased.
Quoted in Letters of Samuel Johnson, by James Boswell · 1777
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Johnson, Samuel. Quoted in The Life of Samuel Johnson, written by James Boswell, edited by David Womersley. Penguin Classics, 2008.
Original citation
Johnson, Samuel. Letter to James Boswell. 1 Sept. 1777.