When men are easy in their circumstances, they are naturally enemies to innovations.
JOSEPH ADDISONOn you, my lord, with anxious fear I wait, and from your judgment must expect my fate.
More Joseph Addison Quotes
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There is not any present moment that is unconnected with some future one. The life of every man is a continued chain of incidents, each link of which hangs upon the former.
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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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If you wish to succeed in life, make perseverance your bosom friend, experience your wise counselor, caution your elder brother, and hope your guardian genius.
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True happiness arises, in the first place, from the enjoyment of one’s self, and in the next, from the friendship and conversation of a few select companions.
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Cheerfulness is the best promoter of health and is as friendly to the mind as to the body.
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Love is a second life; it grows into the soul, warms every vein, and beats in every pulse.
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Nature does nothing without purpose or uselessly.
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Encourage innocent amusement.
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Riches expose a man to pride and luxury, and a foolish elation of heart.
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A man’s first care should be to avoid the reproaches of his own 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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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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He who would pass his declining years with honor and comfort, should, when young, consider that he may one day become old, and remember when he is old, that he has once been young.
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Our disputants put me in mind of the cuttlefish that, when he is unable to extricate himself, blackens the water about him till he becomes invisible.
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One of the most important but one of the most difficult things for a powerful mind is to be its own master.
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