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  • When we desire or solicit anything, our minds run wholly on the good side or circumstances of it; when it is obtained, our minds run wholly on the bad ones.

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    Jonathan Swift (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Jonathan Swift (Illustrated)”, p.893, Delphi Classics
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When we desire or solicit anything, our minds run wholly on the good side or circumstances of it; when it is obtained, our minds run wholly on the bad ones. - Jonathan Swift
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