There is nothing which strengthens faith more than the observance of morality.
JOSEPH ADDISONJealousy is that pain which a man feels from the apprehension that he is not equally beloved by the person whom he entirely loves.
More Joseph Addison Quotes
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Nature has laid out all her art in beautifying the face; she has touched it with vermilion, planted in it a double row of ivory, made it the seat of smiles and blushes, lighted it up and enlivened it with the brightness of the eyes.
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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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The friendships of the world are oft confederacies in vice, or leagues of pleasures.
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What sculpture is to a block of marble, education is to the human soul.
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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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Sunday clears away the rust of the whole week.
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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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A contented mind is the greatest blessing a man can enjoy in this world.
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Our real blessings often appear to us in the shape of pains, losses and disappointments; but let us have patience and we soon shall see them in their proper figures.
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Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.
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There is nothing which we receive with so much reluctance as advice.
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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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A man should always consider how much he has more than he wants.
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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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Knowledge is, indeed, that which, next to virtue, truly and essentially raises one man above another.
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