It is ridiculous for any man to criticize on the works of another, who has not distinguished himself by his own performances.
JOSEPH ADDISONMusic, the greatest good that mortals know and all of heaven we have hear below.
More Joseph Addison Quotes
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Rides in the whirlwind and directs the storm.
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Animals, in their generation, are wiser than the sons of men; but their wisdom is confined to a few particulars, and lies in a very narrow compass.
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Let freedom never perish in your hands.
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Courage is the thing. All goes if courage goes.
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Honour’s a sacred tie, the law of kings, The noble mind’s distinguishing perfection
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Man is distinguished from all other creatures by the faculty of laughter.
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Antidotes are what you take to prevent dotes.
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The transition from cause to effect, from event to event, is often carried on by secret steps, which our foresight cannot divine, and our sagacity is unable to trace.
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Evil may at some future period bring forth good; and good may bring forth evil, both equally unexpected.
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There is not a more unhappy being than a superannuated idol.
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A man’s first care should be to avoid the reproaches of his own heart.
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Charity is a virtue of the heart, and not of the hands.
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Sunday clears away the rust of the whole week.
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That aids and strengthens virtue where it meets her And imitates her actions where she is not: It is not to be sported with.
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I reflect with sorrow and astonishment on the little competitions, factions, and debates of mankind.
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Temperance gives nature her full play, and enables her to exert herself in all her force and vigor.
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A contented mind is the greatest blessing a man can enjoy in this world; and if in the present life his happiness arises from the subduing of his desires, it will arise in the next from the gratification of them.
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To be exempt from the passions with which others are tormented, is the only pleasing solitude.
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Jealousy is that pain which a man feels from the apprehension that he is not equally beloved by the person whom he entirely loves.
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The utmost extent of man’s knowledge, is to know that he knows nothing.
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A man should always consider how much he has more than he wants.
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It is only imperfection that complains of what is imperfect. The more perfect we are the more gentle and quiet we become towards the defects of others.
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Content thyself to be obscurely good.
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A man must be both stupid and uncharitable who believes there is no virtue or truth but on his own side.
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Soon as the evening shades prevail, The moon takes up the wondrous tale, And nightly to the listening earth Repeats the story of her birth.
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I shall endeavor to enliven morality with wit, and to temper wit with morality.
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