Hunting is not a proper employment for a thinking man.
JOSEPH ADDISONWhat sculpture is to a block of marble, education is to the human soul.
More Joseph Addison Quotes
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A true critic ought to dwell rather upon excellencies than imperfections
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The great difference is, that the first knows how to pick and cull his thoughts for conversation, by suppressing some, and communicating others; whereas the other lets them all indifferently fly out in words.
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There is no virtue so truly great and godlike as justice.
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Honor’s a fine imaginary notion, that draws in raw and unexperienced men to real mischiefs.
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Content thyself to be obscurely good.
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Nature is full of wonders; every atom is a standing miracle, and endowed with such qualities, as could not be impressed on it by a power and wisdom less than infinite.
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An evil intention perverts the best actions, and makes them sins.
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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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Jesters do often prove prophets.
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Health and cheerfulness naturally beget each other.
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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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What an absurd thing it is to pass over all the valuable parts of a man, and fix our attention on his infirmities.
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Love, anger, pride and avarice all visibly move in those little orbs.
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When men are easy in their circumstances, they are naturally enemies to innovations.
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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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Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.
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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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A wealthy doctor who can help a poor man, and will not without a fee, has less sense of humanity than a poor ruffian, who kills a rich man to supply his necessities.
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If you wish success in life, make perseverance your bosom friend.
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Riches expose a man to pride and luxury, and a foolish elation of heart.
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True benevolence or compassion, extends itself through the whole of existence and sympathizes with the distress of every creature capable of sensation.
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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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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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Pedantry in learning is like hypocrisy inn religion–a form of knowledge without the power of it.
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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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There are infinite reveries, numberless extravagances, and a perpetual train of vanities which pass through both.
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