نحن جميعًا تحرّكنا الدوافع ذاتها، ويخدعنا الأوهام ذاتها، ويحدونا الأمل، وتعوقنا المخاطر، ويعلق بنا الهوى، ويغوينا الملذّ.

“We are all prompted by the same motives, all deceived by the same fallacies, all animated by hope, obstructed by danger, entangled by desire, and seduced by pleasure.”Samuel Johnson — Selected Poetry and Prose (1977)