To be exempt from the passions with which others are tormented, is the only pleasing solitude.
JOSEPH ADDISONThere is not a more pleasing exercise of the mind than gratitude. It is accompanied with such an inward satisfaction that the duty is sufficiently rewarded by the performance
More Joseph Addison Quotes
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Silence is sometimes more significant and sublime than the most noble and most expressive eloquence, and is on many occasions the indication of a great mind.
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Encourage innocent amusement.
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The greatest sweetener of human life is Friendship. To raise this to the highest pitch of enjoyment, is a secret which but few discover.
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There are infinite reveries, numberless extravagances, and a perpetual train of vanities which pass through both.
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Misery and ignorance are always the cause of great evils. Misery is easily excited to anger, and ignorance soon yields to perfidious counsels.
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There are many more shining qualities in the mind of man, but there is none so useful as discretion.
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Man is distinguished from all other creatures by the faculty of laughter.
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Their is no defense against criticism except obscurity.
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They were a people so primitive they did not know how to get money, except by working for it.
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It is ridiculous for any man to criticize on the works of another, who has not distinguished himself by his own performances.
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Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.
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Riches expose a man to pride and luxury, and a foolish elation of heart.
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Nature has laid out all her art in beautifying the face; she has touched it with vermilion, planted in it a double row of ivory, made it the seat of smiles and blushes, lighted it up and enlivened it with the brightness of the eyes.
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Antidotes are what you take to prevent dotes.
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Our real blessings often appear to us in the shape of pains, losses and disappointments; but let us have patience and we soon shall see them in their proper figures.
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