Love, anger, pride and avarice all visibly move in those little orbs.
JOSEPH ADDISONNature 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.
More Joseph Addison Quotes
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Mankind are more indebted to industry than ingenuity; the gods set up their favors at a price, and industry is the purchaser.
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Hunting is not a proper employment for a thinking man.
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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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If you wish success in life, make perseverance your bosom friend.
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The hours of a wise man are lengthened by his ideas.
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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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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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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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There is not a more unhappy being than a superannuated idol.
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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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When I read the epitaphs of the beautiful, every inordinate desire goes out; when I meet with the grief of parents upon a tombstone, my heart melts with compassion; when I see the tomb of the parents themselves,
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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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A man who has any relish for fine writing either discovers new beauties or receives stronger impressions from the masterly strokes of a great author every time he peruses him; besides that he naturally wears himself into the same manner of speaking and thinking.
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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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