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,
JOSEPH ADDISONWhen all thy mercies, O my God, My rising soul surveys, Transported with the view I’m lost, in wonder, love and praise.
More Joseph Addison Quotes
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Sunday clears away the rust of the whole week.
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Encourage innocent amusement.
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Let freedom never perish in your hands.
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It is only imperfection that complains of what is imperfect. The more perfect we are the more gentle and quiet we become towards the defects of others.
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The most skillful flattery is to let a person talk on, and be a listener.
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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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We are growing serious, and, let me tell you, that’s the very next step to being dull.
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There is nothing more requisite in business than despatch.
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In private conversation between intimate friends, the wisest men very often talk like the weakest : for indeed the talking with a friend is nothing else but thinking aloud.
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If you wish success in life, make perseverance your bosom friend.
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Courage is the thing. All goes if courage goes.
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Man is distinguished from all other creatures by the faculty of laughter.
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A day, an hour, of virtuous liberty Is worth a whole eternity in bondage.
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A man should always consider how much he has more than he wants.
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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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