Nothing is more gratifying to the mind of man than power or dominion.
JOSEPH ADDISONThis not in mortals to command success, but we’ll do more, Sempronius, we’ll deserve it.
More Joseph Addison Quotes
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Young men soon give, and soon forget, affronts; old age is slow in both.
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Look what a little vain dust we are!
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Riches expose a man to pride and luxury, and a foolish elation of heart.
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I Have often thought if the minds of men were laid open, we should see but little difference between that of the wise man and that of the fool.
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Antidotes are what you take to prevent dotes.
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Content thyself to be obscurely good.
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A contented mind is the greatest blessing a man can enjoy in this world.
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Honour’s a sacred tie, the law of kings, The noble mind’s distinguishing perfection
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Nature in her whole drama never drew such a part; she has sometimes made a fool, but a coxcomb is always of a man’s own making.
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Artificial intelligence will never be a match for natural stupidity.
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A man’s first care should be to avoid the reproaches of his own heart.
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If you wish success in life, make perseverance your bosom friend.
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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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I never knew an early-rising, hard-working, prudent man, careful of his earnings and strictly honest, who complained of hard luck.
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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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