Quote by Samuel Johnson

I wish there were some cure, like the lover's leap, for all heads of which some single idea has obtained an unreasonable and irregular possession

I wish there were some cure, like the lover's leap, for all

Summary

This quote suggests a desire for a remedy, similar to the mythical "lover's leap," that could alleviate the obsession and fixation that occurs when a person's mind is excessively and unpredictably controlled by a single idea. It reflects the frustration of dealing with thoughts or beliefs that have taken hold unreasonably and disrupted one's rational thinking and perception. The wish expressed here is for a solution to liberate the mind from the constraints of a dominant and irrational idea.

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