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Nothing that isn’t a real crime makes a man appear so contemptible and little in the eyes of the world as inconsistency.

Joseph Addison

Were I to prescribe a rule for drinking, it should be formed upon a saying quoted by Sir William Temple: the first glass for myself, the second for my friends, the third for good humor, and the fourth for mine enemies.
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Drinking Enemy Form Glasses Prescribe Quote Say
When a woman comes to her class, she does not employ her time in making herself look more advantageously what she really is, but endeavours to be as much another creature as she possibly can.
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Advantageously Class Come Employ Long Maturity Really Women
Hung it on each side with curious organs of sense, given it airs and graces that cannot be described, and surrounded it with such a flowing shade of hair as sets all its beauties in the most agreeable light.
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Agreeable Describe Each Follow Give Grace Light Organ Set Side Surround
Look what a little vain dust we are!
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Dust Little Look Visible
Reading is to the mind, what exercise is to the body. As by the one, health is preserved, strengthened, and invigorated: by the other, virtue (which is the health of the mind) is kept alive, cherished, and confirmed.
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Book Exercise Mind Read Reading Strengthened
Men may change their climate, but they cannot change their nature. A man that goes out a fool cannot ride or sail himself into common sense.
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Change Fool Funny Inspirational Men Nature Ride
Honour’s a sacred tie, the law of kings, The noble mind’s distinguishing perfection
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Distinguish Honor King Law Mind Noble Perfection Sacred Ties
There is not a more unhappy being than a superannuated idol.
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Happy Idol Idols Literature More Supernatural Unhappy
One may know a man that never conversed in the world, by his excess of good-breeding.
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Breed Converse Excess Good Men World
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.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Confirm Generation Lie Lying Narrow Particular Son Wisdom
An evil intention perverts the best actions, and makes them sins.
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Action Evil Intention Make Prevent Sin
What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but scattered along life’s pathway, the good they do is inconceivable.
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Along Flower Friendship Inspirational Life Pathway Scarred Smile Sunshine Sure
A good character, good habits and iron industry are impregnable to the assaults of all ill-luck that fools ever dreamed.
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Assault Character Dream Good Habit Impregnable Iron
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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Apprehension Beloved Jealousy Love Men Pain
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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Become Blacken Cuttlefish Disputant Himself Invisible Mind Unable Water
No oppression is so heavy or lasting as that which is inflicted by the perversion and exorbitance of legal authority.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Authority Exorbitance Inflict Legal Oppression Political Politics Prevention

Nothing that isn’t a real crime makes a man appear so contemptible and little in the eyes of the world as inconsistency.

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